nimbostratus
noun/ˌnɪmbəʊˈstrɑːtəs/
/ˌnɪmbəʊˈstreɪtəs/
(specialist)- a thick grey layer of low cloud, from which rain or snow often fallsWord Originlate 19th cent.: modern Latin, from nimbus + stratus.
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