nimbostratus

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These are people who walk around staring into the sky (I imagine there's stumbling involved, too), mumbling to themselves about nimbostratus, altostratus and, if they're in a particularly buoyant mood, the finer points of frontal lifting.

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  • Do you know what the words nimbostratus, altocumulus and cumulonimbus describe?
  • These are people who walk around staring into the sky (I imagine there's stumbling involved, too), mumbling to themselves about nimbostratus, altostratus and, if they're in a particularly buoyant mood, the finer points of frontal lifting. —  Toronto Sun
 

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