thundercloud

See also: thunder cloud

English

Etymology

thunder +‎ cloud

Noun

thundercloud (plural thunderclouds)

A large, dark cloud, usually a cumulonimbus, charged with electricity and producing thunder and lightning; a stormcloud
(by extension, figuratively) Something menacing and brooding.
the ominous thunderclouds of war

Translations

cloud

Erzya: ковол (kovol)
Finnish: ukkospilvi (fi)
German: Gewitterwolke f
Hungarian: viharfelhő (hu)

Norwegian:
Bokmål: tordensky m or f
Russian: грозова́я f (grozovája)

something menacing and brooding

Hungarian: viharfelő

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