Definition of thundercloud
:a cloud charged with electricity and producing lightning and thunder
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We watched the gathering thunderclouds.
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This creates upward buoyancy within the thundercloud.
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As Sweeney prepares his bloody vengeance against those who’ve wronged him (and a few poor sods who haven’t), Gonio is like a looming thundercloud gathering barometric pressure before a horrific storm.
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The action caused a thundercloud of uncertainty because the USGA didn’t announce its rules decision until after the round.
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Last year, eventual winner Dustin Johnson's ball accidentally moved on the fifth hole of the final round, creating a thundercloud of uncertainty as the USGA didn't announce its rules decision until after the round.
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Gaze well above the top of a thundercloud while blocking out all the lightning action below with a piece of cardboard.
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Nine miles away, the island of Moorea springs up from the sea, its jagged green peaks bundled in thunderclouds.
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