cloud cover

noun

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

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That is particularly relevant in high-rise cities, where skyscrapers create heavily shaded urban canyons and cloud cover frequently reduces direct solar exposure. New Atlas, 26 May 2026 More cloud cover swept in overhead, this time thinner and higher at twelve thousand feet. Wyatt Williams, Harpers Magazine, 26 May 2026 Secondly, its dense cloud cover reflects a lot of sunlight. Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 25 May 2026 Unlike optical spy satellites, radars provide imagery day and night, regardless of cloud cover. Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 22 May 2026 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 3 Jun. 2026.

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