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cloud cap

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noun

Meteorology.
  1. cap cloud.


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One of the most striking of these is the planet's seasonal north polar cloud cap.

From Science Daily

That aged mozzarella again takes things a little fireside, then there’s the pecorino-and-Parm umami tang, and the dynamic delight of Cascadia Creamery’s Cloud Cap cheese, plus basil for peppery-bright freshness — even this is a journey.

From Seattle Times

A "bright stormy cloud cap" was seen hovering over the seventh planet from the Sun.

From Fox News

“Have you gals been to the Cloud Cap Inn? That’s hitched to the mountain with wire cables. See, what we done is—”

From The New Yorker

There is no snow at the summit, but there is nearly always a white cloud cap there, hence the name.

From Project Gutenberg