cirrus clouds

Cultural  

1. Lacy or wispy clouds that form at high altitudes, generally before a change in the weather.

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Example Sentences

The most likely explanation is the presence of thick but uneven water ice clouds, similar to cirrus clouds high in Earth's atmosphere -- an unexpected complication.

From Science Daily • Apr. 22, 2026

Those harmless-looking vapor trails sometimes spread out to form thin cirrus clouds.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 3, 2023

The remaining, thinner cirrus clouds would allow more long-wave radiation emanating from Earth to escape to space.

From Scientific American • Sep. 20, 2023

Aside from those brief glimpses through the storm, the cirrus clouds resembled a flat blanket beneath the deep blue sky.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 1, 2023

"Now, get along with you," she said softly, and looked at him, half regretfully, with eyes as violet as the cirrus clouds, high in the dawn sky.

From "Stardust" by Neil Gaiman