Cumulonimbus (Noun)
Meaning
A dark cloud of great vertical extent charged with electricity; associated with thunderstorms.
Classification
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made).
Examples
- The dark cumulonimbus cloud loomed over the city, threatening to unleash a torrent of rain and hail at any moment.
- As the cumulonimbus towered above the landscape, the air grew thick with electricity, and the sound of thunder rumbled in the distance.
- The cumulonimbus cloud's anvil-shaped base stretched across the horizon, a sign of the intense updrafts and downdrafts that were brewing within.
- A massive cumulonimbus cloud developed over the plains, bringing with it a powerful storm that would soon sweep across the region.
- The cumulonimbus cloud's towering vertical growth was a sign of its immense power, and the storm that followed would be one for the record books.