storm cloud

storm cloud (plural storm clouds)

(meteorology) A dark and ominous cloud that appears to indicate a coming storm.
Synonyms: cumulonimbus, thundercloud
- 2023 March 8, Christian Wolmar, “Labour passes up the chance to deliver a forceful rail policy”, in RAIL, number 978, page 35:
  Uncertainty hangs over the industry like a storm cloud on a summer's day, preventing long-term planning and investment.

rain cloud with potential to bring a storm — see also cumulonimbus,‎ thundercloud

Belarusian: хма́ра (be) f (xmára)
Carpathian Rusyn: хма́ра f (xmára)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 風暴雲 / 风暴云 (fēngbàoyún), 烏雲 / 乌云 (zh) (wūyún), 黑雲 / 黑云 (hēiyún)
Dutch: onweerswolk (nl) f
Finnish: myrskypilvi
French: nuage orageux m
Galician: nubarrón m
Georgian: საავდრო ღრუბელი (saavdro ɣrubeli), საწვიმარი ღრუბელი (sac̣vimari ɣrubeli), წვიმის ღრუბელი (c̣vimis ɣrubeli)
German: Gewitterwolke (de) f, Wetterwolke f
Khmer: ជើងខ្យល់ (cəəng khyɑl), ស្យាម (km) (syaam), ជលធរ (cŭəllĕəʼthɔɔ), អ័ព្ភសន្និបាត (ʼap sɑnnibaat)
Korean: 먹구름 (meokgureum)
Maori: atiru, paroro
Polish: chmura burzowa f
Russian: ту́ча (ru) f (túča)
Spanish: nubarrón (es) m
Ukrainian: хма́ра f (xmára)
Yiddish: כמאַרע f (khmare)

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