banner cloud

English

Etymology

banner +‎ cloud From being a banner-like cloud that hangs off a mountain like a flapping flag

Noun

banner cloud (plural banner clouds)

(meteorology) a small, triangular cloud, extending downwind from the peak of a mountain as if a flag, or banner.

Translations

small, triangular cloud

German: Bannerwolke f

References

Source AMS Glossary of Meteorology

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