rain cloud
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of rain cloud
First recorded in 1830–40
Example Sentences
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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 ● Oct. 15, 2025
“Imagine a rain cloud, but instead of water droplets coming down, it's like molten rock droplets raining out of the sky,” says Prof Drabon.
From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2024
Moving there showed me that there’s that one rain cloud that would rain on you, give you water and wake you up from what you perceive to be your death.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2022
Large sheer silk hats fluttered by — like a rain cloud being blown by the wind.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 2, 2022
Then closest to the ground was a huge cloud which was colored gray because it was a rain cloud.
From "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time" by Mark Haddon
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