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banner cloud

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Etymology

From banner +‎ cloud. From being a banner-like cloud that hangs off a mountain like a flapping flag.

Noun

banner cloud (plural banner clouds)

(meteorology) a small, triangular cloud, extending downwind from the peak of a mountain as if a flag, or banner.

Translations

small, triangular cloud

German: Bannerwolke f
Indonesian: awan panji (id), awan panji-panji
Korean: 깃발구름 (gitbalgureum)

References

Source AMS Glossary of Meteorology

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