cloud cover
Americannoun
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a covering of clouds over all or part of the sky.
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the fraction of sky covered by clouds.
Etymology
Origin of cloud cover
First recorded in 1940–45
Example Sentences
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The resulting maps capture landscapes in minute detail, including down to individual hedgerows, while AI can accurately predict hedgehog-friendly places obscured by cloud cover.
From BBC • May 18, 2026
There are very few land areas, only a small number of weather stations, and nearly constant cloud cover.
From Science Daily • May 14, 2026
June of that year recorded a bearish dark cloud cover candle, and from there, the price was chopped in half, ultimately bottoming in the mid $50s early last year.
From Barron's • Apr. 27, 2026
Peaks occurred with doji candles in November-December 2021, and another one last October that was preceded by a bearish dark cloud cover in August.
From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026
Eventually the cloud cover grows too thick for me to see much of anything.
From "Everything, Everything" by Nicola Yoon
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