/ ˌnɪmbəʊˈstrɑːtəs; -ˈstreɪtəs; NAmE ˌnɪmboʊˈstreɪtəs; -ˈstrætəs/ noun
( technical ) a thick grey layer of low cloud, from which rain or snow often falls
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WORD ORIGIN
late 19th cent.: modern Latin , from nimbus + stratus .
/ ˌnɪmbəʊˈstrɑːtəs; -ˈstreɪtəs; NAmE ˌnɪmboʊˈstreɪtəs; -ˈstrætəs/ noun
( technical ) a thick grey layer of low cloud, from which rain or snow often falls
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WORD ORIGIN
late 19th cent.: modern Latin , from nimbus + stratus .
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005