banner cloud
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From banner + cloud. From being a banner-like cloud that hangs off a mountain like a flapping flag.
Noun
[edit]banner cloud (plural banner clouds)
- (meteorology) a small, triangular cloud, extending downwind from the peak of a mountain as if a flag, or banner.
Translations
[edit]small, triangular cloud
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References
[edit]- Source AMS Glossary of Meteorology