Definition
stratus
noun
- a type of low, gray cloud that forms in horizontal layers and often covers the entire sky
Usage: meteorology
Examples
- The stratus clouds blocked out the sun all morning.
- A thick layer of stratus hung low over the city.
- Stratus clouds often produce light rain or drizzle.
- The weather forecast predicted stratus formation overnight.
- Unlike puffy cumulus clouds, stratus appears as a flat, uniform sheet.
- The stratus layer extended from horizon to horizon.