stratus clouds

[ (stray-tuhs, strat-uhs) ]

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Low clouds that stretch over large portions of sky, creating overcast conditions.

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The garrulous assistant to a fading screen siren in Clouds of Sils Maria.
Oscars 2015: The Daily Beast’s Picks, From Scarlett Johansson to ‘Boyhood’|Marlow Stern|January 6, 2015|DAILY BEAST
The pilot had earlier called air-traffic control reporting heavy clouds and asked to move up to 38,000 feet from 32,000 feet.
The Presumed Crash of AirAsia Flight QZ8501 Is Nothing Like MH370|Lennox Samuels|December 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
His ideology is just so strong and so powerful that it clouds his vision for common sense and objectiveness.
The Sydney Astrologer Turned Islamic Radical|Jacob Siegel|December 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Clouds are full of microbes; they have been found in deep mines and on the ocean floor.
Why Did It Take So Long For Complex Life To Evolve On Earth? Blame Oxygen.|Matthew R. Francis|November 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST

“The way those painting depicted light and clouds always just stuck with me,” says Senatori.
How Airline Pilot and Instagram Star Adam Senatori Gets Perspective from 1,400 Feet|Oliver Jones|October 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The tops of the hills were laden with thunder-clouds, and the turbid atmosphere laboured with the stifling Sirocco.
The Pastor's Fire-side Vol. 3 of 4|Jane Porter
He that adoreth God with joy, shall be accepted, and his prayer shall approach even to the clouds.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version|Various
We stumbled along, close up, for the thick-piled clouds still hung their light-obscuring banners over the sky.
Raw Gold|Bertrand W. Sinclair
Long after the boats had disappeared, the kites could still be seen among the gorgeous clouds.
The Giant of the North|R.M. Ballantyne
About midnight the combination of sultry heat and banked clouds produced the usual results.
Raw Gold|Bertrand W. Sinclair