Meaning & use
stratus
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a type of cloud that forms a flat, uniform, gray layer at low altitude, often covering the sky like a blanket
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A thick stratus layer kept the morning sky gray and dim.
Pilots avoided the low stratus clouds hugging the mountainside.
A note on using this word
From Latin 'stratus' (spread out); one of the ten basic cloud types in the international classification system.
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