cirrocumulusnoun [ U ]
uk/ˌsɪr.əʊˈkjuː.mjə.ləs/us/ˌsɪr.oʊˈkjuː.mjə.ləs/specializeda type of cumulus (= a tall, rounded, white cloud with a flat base) formed in a very thin layer and often in a regular pattern
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Precipitation: clouds, dew, fog & steam
- billow
- cloud-capped
- cloudy
- condensation
- cumulonimbus
- dewdrop
- fog
- fog up
- hazy
- miasma
- pea soup
- smog
- steam
- steamy
- storm cloud
- stratocumulus
- thundercloud
- vapour trail
- visibility
- whiteout
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- A few cirrocumulus clouds were coming up from the east when we started, but we left them behind, and nothing was visible during the night but a thin hazy veil.
- A few cirrocumulus continued to pass over towards east.
- Towards afternoon, cirrocumulus and cirrostratus began to appear moving northward.