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English
Etymology
From Middle English undercasten, equivalent to under- + cast.
Pronunciation
Noun
undercast (countable and uncountable, plural undercasts)
- (meteorology) An unbroken or nearly unbroken cloud layer below the point of observation.
- Antonym: overcast
Undercast is common on Mount Washington.
- (mining) An air-passage crossing a road in a mine by means of an airtight box or channel beneath it.
Verb
undercast (third-person singular simple present undercasts, present participle undercasting, simple past and past participle undercast)
- To allocate the parts in (a play or film) to insufficiently skilled actors.
- To throw under or beneath.
References
- Noun: Dictionary.com
- Verb: Concise Oxford English Dictionary Version 1.0
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