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Definition of nimbostratus noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

nimbostratus

noun

NAmE//ˌnɪmboʊˈstræt̮əs//

, NAmE//ˌnɪmboʊˈstreɪt̮əs//

, NAmE//ˌnɪmboʊˈstreɪtəs//

(technology)

a thick gray layer of low cloud, from which rain or snow often falls

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