rain cloud

noun

Origin of rain cloud

First recorded in 1830–40

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Because more rain clouds form over warmer seawater, El Niño tends to dump heavy rains on South and Central America.
Scientists Say: El Niño and La Niña | Maria Temming | November 22, 2021 | Science News For Students
Prior to the PETM, H2O that evaporated near Earth’s midsection formed rain clouds that dropped water both in the tropics and at polar latitudes.
An ancient era of global warming could hint at our scorching future | Rachel Feltman | August 16, 2021 | Popular-Science
Magnificent, she said, easing her shoulder of the strap of her knapsack while her eyes followed the driving rain cloud.
The Romance of His Life | Mary Cholmondeley
Her eyes, the soft gray of a summer rain cloud—no one would have guessed them sightless.
The Hidden Places | Bertrand W. Sinclair
Nearer and nearer the roar of the rain cloud approached, though as yet not a drop had fallen over us.
A Frontier Mystery | Bertram Mitford

In the distance they took on all the misty shades of grey and blue, or stood purple, steeped in shadows, under a rain cloud.
The Pioneers | Katharine Susannah Prichard
When you see people having a picnic, push the rain cloud away from them instead of over them.
In Camp With A Tin Soldier | John Kendrick Bangs

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