English · Nature & Environment
cloud
/klaʊd/
[/klaʊd/]
mass of water vapour
Beginnernoun
Definition
A visible mass of tiny water droplets or ice floating high in the sky.
Example
A single white cloud drifted across the otherwise clear blue summer sky.
A single white cloud drifted across the otherwise clear blue summer sky.
Etymology
From Old English 'clūd', originally meaning a mass of rock or hill.
How & Where It’s Used
Also names internet 'cloud' storage; 'on cloud nine' means very happy.