storm cloud

noun

a heavy dark cloud presaging rain or a storm

a herald of disturbance, anger, or violencethe storm clouds of war

Cyclone, Typhoon, Hurricane: Are They All The Same?Are hurricanes, cyclones and typhoons distinct meteorological phenomena, or just different names for the same horrible type of storm? Cyclones explained Let’s start with cyclone, since it has the clearest and most precise definition of the three. A cyclone is “a large-scale, atmospheric wind-and-pressure system characterized by low pressure at its center and by circular wind motion.” And cyclones spin “counterclockwise in the Northern Hemisphere, clockwise in the Southern Hemisphere.” …

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Examples from the Web for storm cloud

The storm-cloud was approaching us and we were approaching it.
The Schoolmistress and Other Stories|Anton Chekhov
The storm-cloud had passed, and again there was a gleam of sunshine flooding the country side with fitful radiance.
Bristol Bells|Emma Marshall
Polyphemos is the storm-cloud, and Odysseus stands for the sun.
Fairy Tales; Their Origin and Meaning|John Thackray Bunce
He repeated his assurance, and thus it continued until the storm-cloud was almost over the encampment.
The Wonders of Prayer|Various

It pursues them everywhere, swifter than the deer, swifter than the wind that drives before it the storm-cloud.
Horace and His Influence|Grant Showerman