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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Near the highs, bearish signals appeared through an evening star formation in the first week of April 2024, followed by a dark cloud cover and bearish engulfing candles in July 2024 and May 2025.
From Barron's • May 20, 2026
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
In August 2025, a Crew-11 launch was scrubbed at T-minus 1 minute due to cloud cover and a small thunderstorm near Cape Canaveral violating weather safety criteria.
From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026
That was what her hunger was like: mesmerizing, directed, floating like a public secret just under the cloud cover.
From "Jazz" by Toni Morrison
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