cloudmass
nounUK /ˈklaʊd.mæs/
US /ˈklaʊd.mæs/
A big group of clouds all bunched together in the sky.
A dark cloudmass gathered over the hills before the storm.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A large continuous body of cloud seen from above or from space.
Satellite images showed a swirling cloudmass moving across the ocean.
3. A dense, heavy accumulation of cloud that blocks sunlight.
The plane climbed until it broke through the thick cloudmass into blue sky.
4. A mass of water droplets or ice crystals suspended in the atmosphere.
Scientists measured the cloudmass to study how it affects rainfall.