white cloud
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of white cloud
By ellipsis from White Cloud Mountain fish, after a hill of the same name ( Chinese Bǎiyún shān ), NE of Canton, China, where the fish was discovered in 1932
Example Sentences
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It starts off as a cute little white cloud -- a cumulus cloud, which is formed because water vapour has turned into tiny droplets.
From Barron's ● Jul. 27, 2026
Another sprayed a fire extinguisher, sending up a white cloud.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 13, 2026
In sunshine, under bright blue skies and streaks of white cloud, we might have puzzled over our atmospheric good fortune.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 28, 2022
On a helicopter flight through the sea mountain range, I came across this white cloud cover, which resulted in this magnificent image that resembles the head of a dinosaur.
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2021
It is the misty driplets that come some mornings and wrap around the village so that all you can see around you is the white cloud.
From "The Unfinished Angel" by Sharon Creech
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