English Explanatory Dictionary

anvil cloud

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A tall thundercloud (cumulonimbus) whose top has reached the tropopause and become flat, creating a characteristic shape likened to an anvil.

Word forms

anvil cloud anvil clouds

Synonyms

cumulonimbus incus
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