thundercloud

Example Sentences

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In thunderclouds, upward-lofting ice crystals collide with descending bits of hail, and these collisions produce an electrical charge that gives rise to lightning.

From Science Magazine

Comprising a full-size, beat-up black hearse enclosed in a steel cage beneath a kind of thundercloud of rusted exhaust pipes and mufflers, it’s materially overpowering, even off-putting, a little scary.

From New York Times

The first, a large wildfire thundercloud that formed over a blaze in British Columbia, occurred in 2017.

From Washington Post

Some research suggests smoke particles could lengthen the lives of thunderclouds, Fromm noted.

From Scientific American

The menace of it looms like a distant thundercloud that doesn't seem like it's moving, perhaps because it's headed right for you.

From Salon