stratocumulus
/ˌstrætoʊˈkjumjələs/
noun
- A type of low, gray cloud that forms in large, rounded masses or rolls, often covering the whole sky and sometimes producing light rain or drizzle.
- The sky was filled with stratocumulus clouds, blocking the sun but not threatening a storm.
- A blanket of stratocumulus kept the temperature cool all afternoon.
- Pilots often see stratocumulus layers when flying at low altitudes over the ocean.