cloud cover
Definition of cloud cover
: a mass of clouds The moon was hidden behind a thick cloud cover.
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: a visible mass of particles of condensed vapor (such as water or ice) suspended in the atmosphere of a planet (such as the earth) or moon
: something resembling or suggesting a cloud: such as
: a light filmy, puffy, or billowy mass seeming to float in the air
: to grow cloudy
: to become troubled, apprehensive, or distressed in appearance
: to billow up in the form of a cloud
: to guard from attack
: to have within the range of one's guns : command
: to hold within range of an aimed firearm
: something that protects, shelters, or guards: such as
: natural shelter for an animal
: the factors that provide such shelter
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