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cloud street

Noun

Meaning

cloud street (plural cloud streets)

(meteorology) Long rolls of counterrotating air that are oriented approximately parallel to the ground in the planetary boundary layer.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Examples

In the case of a cloud street, thermals can line up with the wind, creating rows of thermals and sinking air. Source: Internet

A pilot can use a cloud street to fly long straight-line distances by remaining in the row of rising air. Source: Internet

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