rain cloud
noun
a cloud or a mass of clouds that yields rain.
Origin of rain cloud
1First recorded in 1830–40
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How to use rain cloud in a sentence
Magnificent, she said, easing her shoulder of the strap of her knapsack while her eyes followed the driving rain cloud.
The Romance of His Life | Mary CholmondeleyHer eyes, the soft gray of a summer rain cloud—no one would have guessed them sightless.
The Hidden Places | Bertrand W. SinclairNearer and nearer the roar of the rain cloud approached, though as yet not a drop had fallen over us.
A Frontier Mystery | Bertram MitfordIn the distance they took on all the misty shades of grey and blue, or stood purple, steeped in shadows, under a rain cloud.
The Pioneers | Katharine Susannah PrichardWhen you see people having a picnic, push the rain cloud away from them instead of over them.
In Camp With A Tin Soldier | John Kendrick Bangs
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