thunderhead

thun·der·head

 (thŭn′dər-hĕd′)

n.

The swollen upper portion of a thundercloud, usually associated with the development of a thunderstorm.

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thunderhead

(ˈθʌndəˌhɛd)

n

(Physical Geography) chiefly US and Canadian the anvil-shaped top of a cumulonimbus cloud

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thun•der•head

(ˈθʌn dərˌhɛd)

n.

a cumulonimbus cloud.

[1850–55]

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Thesaurus

Noun

1.

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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Translations

thunderhead

n (esp US Met) → Kumulonimbusspitze f

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