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Meanings of cumulonimbus cloud in английском

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A dark cloud of great vertical extent charged with electricity; associated with thunderstorms.

Usage of cumulonimbus cloud in английском
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The surrounding hills still have their forests; cumulonimbus clouds towering over them like clenched fists.
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Specifically, the scientists were looking at the temperatures at the very tops of each storm's cumulonimbus clouds.
Wired
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Cumulonimbus Clouds Super fluffy, cotton-like balls, shaped into an anvil, are a harbinger for lightning, hail, and tornadoes.
Climbing Magazine
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During one of these flights, small fluctuations were observed in the vicinity of the aircraft with formation of Cumulonimbus clouds.
Pubmed
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And we also know the process occurs most spectacularly in the large towering cumulonimbus clouds that we associate with thundery conditions.
The Irish Times
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They realised that tropical cumulonimbus clouds could tower to 15km tall, so high they reached the top of the lower atmosphere.
The Guardian
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The hot air rises and dense cumulonimbus clouds form as towering plumes reaching up to 12 km (39,000 ft) high.
BBC