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thunderhead

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thun·der·head  (thndr-hd)
n.
The swollen upper portion of a thundercloud, usually associated with the development of a thunderstorm.
thunderhead [ˈθʌndəˌhɛd]
n
(Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) Chiefly US and Canadian the anvil-shaped top of a cumulonimbus cloud
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Noun1.thunderhead - a rounded projecting mass of a cumulus cloud with shining edges; often appears before a thunderstorm
cumulus, cumulus cloud - a globular cloud
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thunderhead
n (esp US Met) → Kumulonimbusspitze f


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Half the sky was chequered with black thunderheads, but all the west was luminous and clear: in the lightning flashes it looked like deep blue water, with the sheen of moonlight on it; and the mottled part of the sky was like marble pavement, like the quay of some splendid seacoast city, doomed to destruction.
My Antonia by Cather, Willa View in context
throw all these thunderheads overboard, and then you will float right and light.
Typee by Melville, Herman View in context
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