cloud cover

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noun

a covering of clouds over all or part of the sky.

the fraction of sky covered by clouds.

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Also called cloudage.

Compare sky cover.

Origin of cloud cover

First recorded in 1940–45

Words nearby cloud cover

cloudburst, cloud cap, cloud-capped, cloud chamber, cloud computing, cloud cover, cloud-cuckoo-land, cloud ear, clouded, clouded leopard, clouded yellow

How to use cloud cover in a sentence

The thickness of the cloud cover tends to increase as you head from Northern Virginia to Baltimore.
After producing several tornado warnings and funnel clouds, storms exiting region|Jason Samenow, Jeffrey Halverson|July 29, 2021|Washington Post
The spacecraft would launch around 2029 and drop a parachute-equipped, aeroshell-protected spherical probe that would sail through the cloud cover.
These scientists spent decades pushing NASA to go back to Venus. Now they’re on a hot streak.|Corinne Iozzio|June 29, 2021|Popular-Science
“A Lonely Man” is a superb suspense novel, imbued with moral and narrative complexity and an omnipresent low cloud cover of dread.
‘A Lonely Man’ is an elegant suspense novel in the tradition of the ‘The Third Man’|Maureen Corrigan|May 13, 2021|Washington Post
Isolated showers are possible in the afternoon, but most of us should remain dry, albeit with a bit more cloud cover for the second half of the day.
PM Update: Isolated storms possible this evening. Comfortable conditions for Monday.|Greg Porter|April 11, 2021|Washington Post

It’s possible that cloud cover could limit the destabilization of the atmosphere, particularly with early-morning passage of showers along the warm front.
Severe thunderstorms possible in D.C. area Sunday for first time this year|Jason Samenow, Jeffrey Halverson|March 26, 2021|Washington Post
They took cover inside a print works to the north east of Paris, where they held a member of staff as a hostage.
France Kills Charlie Hebdo Murderers|Nico Hines|January 9, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Clad in a blue, striped button-down, a silver watch adorning his left wrist, Huckabee beams on the cover.
Huckabee 2016: Bend Over and Take It Like a Prisoner!|Olivia Nuzzi|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Until concern trolls like Sarah Ditum came along trying to cover it up again.
Cover-Ups and Concern Trolls: Actually, It's About Ethics in Suicide Journalism|Arthur Chu|January 3, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Jourdan Dunn is the first sole black woman to feature on a British ‘Vogue’ cover in 12 years.
One Vogue Cover Doesn’t Solve Fashion’s Big Race Problem|Danielle Belton|January 2, 2015|DAILY BEAST
When it was announced that Jourdan Dunn would be the first black model to cover British Vogue in twelve years it made me sad.
One Vogue Cover Doesn’t Solve Fashion’s Big Race Problem|Danielle Belton|January 2, 2015|DAILY BEAST
For several months he remained under a political cloud, charged with incompetency to quell the Philippine Rebellion.
The Philippine Islands|John Foreman
All elements of expression modify each other, so that no mere rule can cover all cases.
Expressive Voice Culture|Jessie Eldridge Southwick
Bacteria, when present in great numbers, give a uniform cloud which cannot be removed by ordinary filtration.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd
The Vine is a universal favorite, and rarely out of view; while it often seems to cover half the ground in sight.
Glances at Europe|Horace Greeley
He thus decoyed them away, and the fortunate couple were enabled to reach the British lines under cover of the darkness.
The Red Year|Louis Tracy