rain cloud

American  

noun

1. a cloud or a mass of clouds that yields rain.

---

Etymology

Origin of rain cloud

First recorded in 1830–40

Example Sentences

“People got on the roofs of buildings for a better view, but it just looked like a lot of black rain clouds,” said Fullmer.

From Literature

It sparked a reaction at the end that reflected the mood that hovers over Spurs like a rain cloud.

From BBC

Like rain clouds, radiation clouds are driven by the weather.

From Literature

She stood there for most of the night, and eventually a few rain clouds drifted over.

From Literature

In many productions, Hamlet stalks the stage in a fog of misery, as if trailing a rain cloud above his head like a balloon on a string.

From The Wall Street Journal