nimbus cloud


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Noun1.nimbus cloud - a dark grey cloud bearing rainnimbus cloud - a dark grey cloud bearing rain  
nimbus, rain cloud
cloud - a visible mass of water or ice particles suspended at a considerable altitude
aureole, corona - the outermost region of the sun's atmosphere; visible as a white halo during a solar eclipse
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