wind-cloud

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English

Noun

wind-cloud (plural wind-clouds)

  1. A cloud that is associated with wind, or is believed to presage windy weather.
    • 1886, Peter Christen Asbjørnsen, translated by H.L. Brækstad, Folk and Fairy Tales, page 182:
      "Last night, at sunset, there were plenty of the most respectable wind-clouds, but now there isn't a capful."