thundercloud

thundercloud

See also: thunder cloud

English

Etymology

thunder +‎ cloud

Noun

thundercloud (plural thunderclouds)

1. A large, dark cloud, usually a cumulonimbus, charged with electricity and producing thunder and lightning; a stormcloud
2. (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