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cap cloud
noun
Meteorology.
- a stationary cloud directly above an isolated mountain peak. Compare banner cloud, crest cloud.
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of cap cloud1
First recorded in 1860–65
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Thus, the cloud is present only over the top of the mountain and just downwind, forming a hat-like cap cloud that is often circular.
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Lovely little cap cloud over Rainier this afternoon.
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