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单词 thunderhead
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Definition of thunderhead in English:

thunderhead

nounˈθʌndəhɛdˈTHəndərˌhed
  • A rounded, projecting head of a cumulus cloud, which portends a thunderstorm.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • As air rises in a large cumulonimbus or thunderhead cloud condensation occurs and all three forms of water are present.
    • I could see the leading edge of the thunderhead carrying the storm over our heads.
    • Luminous by lightning far above him were enormous thunderheads, crackling with fury energy and booming with mighty waves of thunder.
    • If you want to chase tornadoes and the thunderheads that spawn them, you need adventure-tested tech and gear that can weather any tempest
    • Time and again, the colourless, clear sky will marshal thunderheads, building them into great puffy dark cotton wool, filling the horizon from end to end.
    • Each bolt of lightning exposed a photograph of towering thunderheads - the galleons of the gods, trading broadsides in the terrific light of creation.
    • I am headed towards an embankment of thunderheads.
    • It is early evening, but the sky is prematurely dark; thunderheads have blocked the last rays of the sun.
    • The pavement was moist and the thunderhead rolling from the west gave grave countenance to the growing storm.
    • But Ben recognized the thunderheads, the big cumulus clouds, that were drifting our way.
    • A light rain sprinkled from dark thunderheads above but no one even noticed the mist.
    • According to witnesses, the answer came promptly: dark thunderheads appeared on the western horizon and broke the drought that evening.
    • If it had been animated, the overture would have had huge, black thunderheads piling in to block the sky - indeed, to block out any prospect of hope.
    • We'll follow mountain-lion tracks and watch from remote plateaus as distant puffs of cloud build into towering thunderheads.
    • The cameras could pick up flashes of lightning among the thunderheads.
    • While it poured from great, dark thunderheads, long patches of blue sky could still be seen.
    • That look inspired the same feelings as a thunderhead on the horizon-fear and anticipation.
    • Before long the thunderhead moved off and the hail melted and now it's bright and sunny.
    • It was only two hours past noon and the sky had become pitch dark with heavy thunderheads.
    • It's hot here, and there are thunderheads off in the distance toward the southwest, but there's only a gentle breeze blowing and the sun is shining down on us.
 
 

Definition of thunderhead in US English:

thunderhead

nounˈTHəndərˌhed
  • A rounded, projecting head of a cumulus cloud, which portends a thunderstorm.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • If you want to chase tornadoes and the thunderheads that spawn them, you need adventure-tested tech and gear that can weather any tempest
    • A light rain sprinkled from dark thunderheads above but no one even noticed the mist.
    • Each bolt of lightning exposed a photograph of towering thunderheads - the galleons of the gods, trading broadsides in the terrific light of creation.
    • According to witnesses, the answer came promptly: dark thunderheads appeared on the western horizon and broke the drought that evening.
    • But Ben recognized the thunderheads, the big cumulus clouds, that were drifting our way.
    • I could see the leading edge of the thunderhead carrying the storm over our heads.
    • While it poured from great, dark thunderheads, long patches of blue sky could still be seen.
    • It's hot here, and there are thunderheads off in the distance toward the southwest, but there's only a gentle breeze blowing and the sun is shining down on us.
    • The cameras could pick up flashes of lightning among the thunderheads.
    • Before long the thunderhead moved off and the hail melted and now it's bright and sunny.
    • As air rises in a large cumulonimbus or thunderhead cloud condensation occurs and all three forms of water are present.
    • The pavement was moist and the thunderhead rolling from the west gave grave countenance to the growing storm.
    • Time and again, the colourless, clear sky will marshal thunderheads, building them into great puffy dark cotton wool, filling the horizon from end to end.
    • It is early evening, but the sky is prematurely dark; thunderheads have blocked the last rays of the sun.
    • If it had been animated, the overture would have had huge, black thunderheads piling in to block the sky - indeed, to block out any prospect of hope.
    • It was only two hours past noon and the sky had become pitch dark with heavy thunderheads.
    • That look inspired the same feelings as a thunderhead on the horizon-fear and anticipation.
    • Luminous by lightning far above him were enormous thunderheads, crackling with fury energy and booming with mighty waves of thunder.
    • We'll follow mountain-lion tracks and watch from remote plateaus as distant puffs of cloud build into towering thunderheads.
    • I am headed towards an embankment of thunderheads.
 
 
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