cloud cover
Americannoun
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a covering of clouds over all or part of the sky.
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the fraction of sky covered by clouds.
Etymology
Origin of cloud cover
First recorded in 1940–45
Example Sentences
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Monday will see variable cloud cover, bright spells and scattered showers for most, BBC Weather said, with a few longer spells of rain at times for southern areas.
From BBC
Although its appearance only lasted for just over 30 minutes it was enough to signal the end of the record breaking cloud cover the city had seen.
From BBC
Once the plane reached the patrol zone, the aircraft descended below cloud cover and followed straight, parallel trajectories.
From Barron's
In the rain, cloud cover would add to their disorientation.
From Literature
The pattern began with a bearish dark cloud cover candle on Feb. 27, making it important that this area doesn’t evolve into a double top with current prices.
From Barron's
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