cloud cover

noun

: a mass of clouds
The moon was hidden behind a thick cloud cover.

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Glaciers loomed beneath the cloud cover, and the North Atlantic lay ahead. Marisa Garcia, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025 With the cloud cover, temperatures will be cooler with some higher humidity. Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 3 Sep. 2025 The slightly cooler air and cloud cover was also bringing rain across parts of Texas and Oklahoma. Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2025 Watch On Eclipse planning for Morocco and Algeria With a complex topography that significantly influences cloud cover and wind, Morocco and northern Algeria present slight challenges. Jamie Carter, Space.com, 25 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for cloud cover

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“Cloud cover.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cloud%20cover. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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