62 DICTIONARY OF AVIATION
��cloud-region 'ktaod^ii-dsan n. the region or place where
clouds occur. cloud-rift 'ktaod^ift n. a rift or opening in the clouds, or
in a cloud; a cloud^gap. cloud-ring 'ktaod^irj n. a ring of clouds; specifically, one
of the cloudy zones, belts, or regions nerth or south of the
equator of the earth. cloud-rocked 'ktaod^ekt adj. [also spelt cloudfrockt] reckt
by the clouds. cloud-scale / ktaod / skeel n. same meaning as scale of cloudi-
ness. see under cloudiness. cloud-scaling 'kz.aud^kee-lirj adj. scaling the clouds;
towering to the clouds; cloud^ascending. cloudscape 'kz,aud,skeep n. a scene composed of clouds; ex-
panse of cloud open to view; a 'landscape* of clouds; a
cloudland. cloud-shadow 'kixiod,$3edo n. the shadow of clouds,
especially as seen in the sky, tuhen the air is hazy, in the
ferm of dark lines pointing toward the sun ('the sun draw-
ing water'), r, just before sunrise and after sunset, giving
rise to radiant beams diverging from the sun. cloud-shape / ktaod / $eep n. the shape of a cloud ; a cloud*
ferm. cloud-shutter 'ktaud,$At9z n. a fotografic shutter used in
securing images of clouds. cloud-stratum 'k3Laod,stee-t3m n. [plural cloud*strata] a
stratum of cloud; a cloud^layer. cloud-study 'kLaud,stAdi n. the study of the clouds; that
branch of meteorology which is concernd with the fenem-
ena of clouds; nefelogy. cloud-surface 'ktaod,sazfis n. the surface or superficies of
a cloud. cloud-surmounting 'ktaod-sa^maun-tirj adj. surmounting
or overtopping the clouds; rising above the clouds; cloud?
piercing. cloud-surpassing 'k^aud-sa^par-sirj adj. surpassing or out-
stppping the clouds. cloud-tempest 'kjLaud^empist n. a tempestuous or stormy
gathering of clouds; a cloud^sterm. cloud-theodolite 'kr.aod-G^eds-lait n. a theodolite used in
observing clouds. cloud-top 'ktaod,tep n. the top of a cloud; the summit of
a cloudsmass. cloud-topped 'ktaod^ept adj. [also spelt cloudftopt] hav-
ing the top coverd with clouds; cloud^capt.
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