thundercloud

See also: thunder cloud

English

A rolling thundercloud in The Netherlands

Etymology

thunder +‎ cloud

Noun

thundercloud (plural thunderclouds)

1. (meteorology) A large, dark cloud, usually a cumulonimbus, charged with electricity and producing thunder and lightning; a storm cloud.
2. (by extension, figurative) Something menacing and brooding.

   the ominous thunderclouds of war

Translations

cloud

• Arabic: سَحَاب رَاعِد m (saḥāb rāʕid) (collective or in general), سَحَابَة رَاعِدَة f (saḥāba rāʕida), رَاعِدَة f (rāʕida) (one)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 雷雲／雷云 (zh) (léiyún)

• Danish: tordensky (da) c
• Erzya: ковол (kovol)
• Finnish: ukkospilvi (fi)
• German: Gewitterwolke f
• Hungarian: viharfelhő (hu)
• Ingrian: ukontuuca, jyrypilvi
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: tordensky m or f

• Russian: грозова́я f (grozovája)
• Spanish: nubarrón (es) m
• Swedish: åskmoln (sv) n
• Turkish: fırtına bulutu

something menacing and brooding

• Finnish: ukkospilvi (fi)
• Hungarian: viharfelő