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Flying Cloud was a clipper ship that set the world's sailing record for the fastest passage between New York and San Francisco, 89 days 8 hours. The ship
Flying_Cloud_(clipper)
Topics referred to by the same term
Flying Cloud may refer to: Flying Cloud (clipper), an 1851 clipper built by Donald McKay Flying Cloud (log canoe), a 1932 log canoe built by John B. Harrison
Flying_Cloud
Merchant sailing ship of the 19th century
American shipbuilding yards by medium clippers.[page needed] The Flying Cloud was a clipper ship built in 1851 that established the fastest passage between
Clipper
American long-range flying boat, 1938–1951
The Boeing 314 Clipper was an American long-range flying boat produced by Boeing from 1938 to 1941. One of the largest aircraft of its time, it had the
Boeing_314_Clipper
The period of clipper ships lasted from the early 1840s to the early 1890s, and over time features such as the hull evolved from wooden to composite.
List_of_clipper_ships
1855 clipper ship
above. They concede, however, that this medium clipper, perhaps not naturally as fast as Flying Cloud, achieved a remarkable passage as the result of
Andrew_Jackson_(clipper)
American author (1861–1957)
Minturn, daughter of Robert Bowne Minturn, Jr. (part owner of the Flying Cloud clipper ship) and Susanna (née Shaw) Minturn (Susanna was the sister of Colonel
Henry_Dwight_Sedgwick
US-built pressurized airliner with four piston engines, 1938
it was sold to Aigle Azur as F-BHHR.[citation needed] The former Clipper Flying Cloud NC19903 was purchased by the Haitian Air Force (French: Corps d’Aviation
Boeing_307_Stratoliner
Children's novel by Amstrong Sperry
Thatcher, a boy who sails on the maiden voyage of the legendary Flying Cloud, when the clipper set the record for sailing from New York to San Francisco around
All_Sail_Set
First commercial plane to almost circumnavigate the world
The Pacific Clipper (civil registration NC18602) was an American Boeing 314 Clipper flying boat, famous for having completed an unplanned nearly around-the-world
Pacific_Clipper
Hornet was an extreme clipper in the San Francisco trade, launched in 1851, and famous for its race with Flying Cloud. Hornet left New York City for San
Hornet_(clipper)
Flying Spur was a British tea clipper, built of teak and greenheart in 1860. For 20 years, Flying Spur sailed with cargoes of tea between London and the
Flying_Spur_(clipper)
1886 novel by Jules Verne
novel by Jules Verne, published in 1886. It is also known as The Clipper of the Clouds. It has a sequel, Master of the World, which was published in 1904
Robur_the_Conqueror
American shipbuilder
1850 Stag Hound, extreme clipper, 1534 tons OM – first large clipper ship built by Donald McKay 1851 Flying Cloud, extreme clipper, 1782 tons OM 1851 Staffordshire
Donald_McKay
1943 aviation accident in the United States
Am Flight V-1104, trip no. 62100, was a Martin M-130 flying boat nicknamed the Philippine Clipper that crashed on the morning of January 21, 1943, in Northern
Pan_Am_Flight_V-1104
Part of American history
breeze, a clipper ship could outdistance a steamship. It was not uncommon for a clipper to sail over 300 miles a day; the Flying Cloud (clipper) on a ninety-day
History of the United States Merchant Marine
History_of_the_United_States_Merchant_Marine
Ganges was an 1854 clipper ship built by Hugh R. McKay in East Boston. Although she was famed for a race with Flying Cloud and Bald Eagle, the race actually
Ganges_(clipper)
American radio and television series
the Flying Crown Ranch, near the fictional town of Grover, Arizona. Penny's brother Clipper also appeared during the first season. Penny and Clipper were
Sky_King
1938 aviation accident
disappeared after flying over the Pacific Ocean. The flight was operated by Hawaii Clipper, one of Pan American's 3 Martin M-130 flying boats. It disappeared
Pan_Am_Flight_229
1982 aviation accident in Louisiana
Whitney JT8D-7B turbofan engines, and was renamed from 37 Susan/Erica to Clipper Defiance after National was merged with Pan Am. At the time of accident
Pan_Am_Flight_759
American clippership
Flying Fish was a California clipper ship of the extreme type launched in 1851. Her figurehead was a green and gold flying fish. At full sail she could
Flying_Fish_(clipper)
Sailing route around the world
The clipper route was derived from the Brouwer Route and was sailed by clipper ships between Europe and the Far East, Australia and New Zealand. The route
Clipper_route
United States historic place
The Flying Cloud is a Chesapeake Bay log canoe, built in 1932, by John B. Harrison in Tilghman, Maryland. She is built with carvel-fitted rising planks
Flying_Cloud_(log_canoe)
19th-century English clipper ship
previously been named Clipper Flying Cloud. List of clipper ships Bibliography of early American naval history "The New Clipper Ship Champion of the Seas"
Champion_of_the_Seas
19th-century clipper ship
of ship "the noblest of all sailing vessels." The fastest-ever clipper ship, Flying Cloud, once sailed from New York City to San Francisco in only 89 days;
King_Philip_(clipper)
American navigator
navigator, who was the wife of Josiah Perkins Creesy, skipper of the Flying Cloud which set the world's sailing record for the fastest passage between
Eleanor_Creesy
Shipping company
known today as being the owner and operator of the Flying Cloud, arguably the greatest of the clipper ships. The company was engaged in the lucrative opium
Grinnell,_Minturn_&_Co
Type of fast sailing vessel
A Baltimore clipper is a fast sailing ship historically built on the mid-Atlantic seaboard of the United States, especially at the port of Baltimore,
Baltimore_Clipper
American clipper
architect and shipbuilder Donald McKay as a four-deck four-masted medium clipper barque, Great Republic—at 4,555 tons registry—was intended to be the most
Great_Republic_(1853_clipper)
American leisure cruise line
Yankee Clipper -- permanently docked in Trinidad Retired ships: Brigantine Yankee (lost Cook Islands July 1964) S/V Yankee Clipper S/V Flying Cloud M/V Amazing
Windjammer_Barefoot_Cruises
Second crewed Moon landing
were U.S. Navy commanders. It features a clipper ship arriving at the Moon, representing the CM Yankee Clipper. The ship trails fire, and flies the flag
Apollo_12
Since 1860, the British have not chartered American clippers. The clipper «Flying Cloud» was the last American ship to bring tea to London. Since 1859,
Tea_race
Scheduled passenger air journeys
operated by Pan American Airways on a Boeing B-314 Clipper with 22 paying passengers on board. Flying from Port Washington, New York to Horta, Azores non-stop
Longest_flights
clipper ship which has been called William H. Webb’s masterpiece. She is known for her record-breaking race to San Francisco with the clipper Flying Fish
Swordfish_(clipper)
19th c. American clipper ship
Sovereign of the Seas, a clipper ship built in 1852, was a sailing vessel notable for setting the world record for the fastest sailing ship, with a speed
Sovereign of the Seas (clipper)
Sovereign_of_the_Seas_(clipper)
Violently rotating column of air
cumulus cloud. Tornadoes are often (but not always) visible in the form of a condensation funnel originating from the cloud base, with a cloud of rotating
Tornado
Headland of the Tierra del Fuego archipelago in Chile
in the Netherlands. For decades, Cape Horn was a major milestone on the clipper route, by which sailing ships carried trade around the world. The waters
Cape_Horn
ships List of longest wooden ships Sail— List of clipper ships List of American-Built Extreme Clipper Ships List of schooners List of large sailing yachts
List_of_large_sailing_vessels
Extreme clipper launched in 1850
Sea Serpent was an 1850 extreme clipper that sailed in the San Francisco trade, the China trade, and the transatlantic lumber trade. She was one of the
Sea_Serpent_(clipper)
Imperial Japanese Navy flying boat
a flying boat used by the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service during World War II for maritime patrol duties. The Navy full name was "Type 2 Flying Boat"
Kawanishi_H8K
1852 clipper
1852 clipper in the California trade, named after the literary character John Gilpin. The ship was known for its 1852 race against the clipper Flying Fish
John_Gilpin_(clipper)
Ship that is afloat, but not seagoing
Gibraltar as a coal hulk; and that superb old greyhound of the ocean, the Flying Cloud suffered a similar ignominious ending. She was not even spared the humiliation
Hulk_(ship_type)
Magazine, by John W. Griffiths Race to San Francisco with Flying Cloud, Era of the Clipper Ships Central Pacific Railroad 56 lb./yd. rail that was shipped
Herald of the Morning (clipper)
Herald_of_the_Morning_(clipper)
Topics referred to by the same term
to the United States from 1964 to 1965 Hornet (clipper), an 1851 clipper ship which raced Flying Cloud around Cape Horn Hornet (dinghy), a type of sailing
Hornet_(disambiguation)
American sailing cargo ship
Sea Witch was an American clipper ship designed by naval architect John W. Griffiths for the China trading firm of Howland & Aspinwall. She was launched
Sea_Witch_(clipper)
British clipper ship, on display at Greenwich, England
Cutty Sark is a British clipper ship. Built on the River Leven, Dumbarton, Scotland in 1869 for the Jock Willis Shipping Line, she was one of the last
Cutty_Sark
Clipper ship built in Maryland, US
Ann McKim was a 143 ft (44 m), 493 ton OM American clipper ship, launched in Baltimore, Maryland in 1833 and broken up in 1852. One of the early true
Ann_McKim
1853 clipper ship
Sweepstakes was an 1853 clipper ship in the California trade. She was known for a record passage from New York to Bombay, and for a race around the Horn
Sweepstakes_(clipper)
British tea clipper built in 1869
tea clipper built in 1869. She was a composite clipper, built with wooden planking over an iron skeleton and was W. Lund & Co's first tea clipper. She
Ambassador_(clipper)
Historic house in Massachusetts, United States
of the most successful clippers in history. These ships include the Flying Cloud (1851), which made two 89-day passages from New York to San Francisco;
Donald_McKay_House
Flight of an aircraft across the Pacific Ocean
planned for passenger flights, the China Clipper and its sister ships, the Philippine Clipper and Hawaii Clipper, focused on cargo transport including mail
Transpacific_flight
British tea clipper
Fiery Cross was a famous British tea clipper which sailed in the Great Tea Race of 1866. She was the first ship home in the tea seasons of 1861, 1862
Fiery_Cross_(clipper)
19th c. American merchant and philanthropist of New York City
probably best known as being one of the owners of the famous clipper ship, Flying Cloud. Minturn was born to a family long prominent in New England and
Robert_Bowne_Minturn
Shooting Star was an extreme clipper built in 1851 near Boston, in Medford, Massachusetts. She was the first "real clipper"[clarification needed] to be
Shooting_Star_(clipper)
Hallowe’en was a 920-ton iron clipper ship. She was built in 1870 by Maudslay, Son & Field at Greenwich, England, for Jock Willis & Sons (commissioned
Hallowe'en_(clipper)
1997, p. not cited. Bruzelius, Lars (14 December 2003). "Flying Cloud". Sailing Ships: Flying Cloud (1851). The Virtual Maritime Archives. Retrieved 8 May
List_of_ship_launches_in_1851
Type of storm
anticyclonic vortex. These cloud systems on Neptune are known as 'companion clouds' because they are formed similarly to the cloud structures on Earth that
Anticyclonic_storm
The Thatcher Magoun was an extreme clipper launched in 1855. She was built in shipyards on the Mystic River at Medford, Massachusetts by shipbuilder Thatcher
Thatcher_Magoun_(clipper)
19th c. US clipper ship
Driver was a clipper ship, constructed for David Ogden et al. in 1854 at Newburyport, Massachusetts. She sailed between New York and Liverpool carrying
Driver_(clipper)
1851 American extreme clipper
City to San Francisco, and Liverpool to Hong Kong, and beat the famous clipper Flying Dutchman in an 1853 race around the Horn to San Francisco. In 1863 the
Comet_(clipper)
American folk hero
sailor and a giant, some 30 feet (9.1 m) tall; he was the master of a huge clipper ship known in various sources as either the Courser or the Tuscarora, a
Alfred_Bulltop_Stormalong
Clipper ship sunk on maiden voyage in 1854
RMS Tayleur was a short-lived, full-rigged iron clipper ship chartered by the White Star Line. She was large, fast and technically advanced. She ran aground
RMS_Tayleur
Clipper ship, constructed 1854
Blue Jacket was an 1854 medium clipper well known for the lavish decoration of its staterooms and saloon. She served in the Liverpool and Australia trades
Blue_Jacket_(clipper)
English clipper ship
Torrens was a three-masted clipper ship that was built in England in 1875 and scrapped in Italy in 1910. She was designed to carry passengers and cargo
Torrens_(clipper_ship)
The Memnon was the first clipper ship to arrive in San Francisco after the Gold Rush, and the only clipper to arrive in San Francisco before 1850. Built
Memnon_(clipper)
Canadian community
McKay came from Jordan Falls. His most famous vessel was the clipper ship Flying Cloud. Fergusson, C. Bruce (1967). Place-Names and Places of Nova Scotia
Jordan_Falls,_Nova_Scotia
UK ship launched in 1873
Loch Ard was an iron-hulled clipper ship that was built in Scotland in 1873 and wrecked on the Shipwreck Coast of Victoria, Australia in 1878. Charles
Loch_Ard_(ship)
American politician & shipbuilder (1800–1879)
steamships ever built, among these the screw sloop USS Brooklyn and the clipper Sweepstakes, as well as many vessels for foreign governments and Royal
Jacob_Aaron_Westervelt
Canadian–British clipper ship
Marco Polo was a three-masted wooden clipper ship, launched in 1851 at Saint John, New Brunswick. She was named after Venetian traveler Marco Polo. The
Marco_Polo_(1851_ship)
Surprise was a California clipper built in East Boston in 1850. It initially rounded Cape Horn to California, but the vessel's owners, A. A. Low & Brother
Surprise_(clipper)
Three masted clipper launched in 2000
Stad Amsterdam (City of Amsterdam) is a three-masted clipper that was built in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, in 2000 at the Damen Shipyard. The ship was
Stad_Amsterdam
1929 film by George W. Hill
Wead Comes Out of the Clouds." The New York Times, May 5, 1935. Wikimedia Commons has media related to The Flying Fleet. The Flying Fleet is available for
The_Flying_Fleet
American aviator and navigator (1893–1937)
the first Pan Am Sikorsky S-42 clipper at San Francisco Bay. In April, he navigated the historic round-trip China Clipper flight between San Francisco and
Fred_Noonan
Lookout was an 1853 clipper known for her passages from New York to San Francisco, and as an offshore and coastal trader in the lumber and coal trades
Lookout_(clipper)
British Vessel
Lammermuir was an extreme clipper ship built in 1864 by Pile, Spence and Company of West Hartlepool for John "Jock" "White Hat" Willis & Son, London.
Lammermuir_(1864_clipper)
British composite clipper ship built in 1868
Thermopylae was an extreme composite clipper ship built in 1868 by Walter Hood & Co of Aberdeen, to the design of Bernard Waymouth of London. Designed
Thermopylae_(clipper)
British clipper launched in 1865
Ariel was a clipper ship famous for making fast voyages between China and England in the late 1860s. She is most famous for almost winning The Great Tea
Ariel_(clipper)
Clipper ship designed to sacrifice cargo capacity for speed
An extreme clipper was a clipper designed to sacrifice cargo capacity for speed. They had a bow lengthened above the water, a drawing out and sharpening
Extreme_clipper
Traditional British naval song
James E. Buttersworth's The Clipper Ship Flying Cloud off the Needles, Isle of Wight (1859–60)
Spanish_Ladies
national hero. Captained a Peruvian clipper. Gemmill - Scotland, then USA William D. Gregory, captain of the clipper Tejuca, which sank during a hurricane
List of people who sailed on clipper ships
List_of_people_who_sailed_on_clipper_ships
The following is a list of seaplanes, which includes floatplanes and flying boats. A seaplane is any airplane that has the capability of landing and taking
List of flying boats and floatplanes
List_of_flying_boats_and_floatplanes
American sailing ship, built 1851
a large extreme clipper of 1608 tons burthen built in Hoboken, New Jersey, United States in 1851. Reputedly the most extreme clipper ever built, Hurricane
Hurricane_(clipper)
Tea clipper, built 1863
The Taeping was a tea clipper built in 1863 by Robert Steele & Company of Greenock and owned by Captain Alexander Rodger of Cellardyke, Fife. Over her
Taeping
American aviation pioneer (1897–1937)
the crew encountered fog, cloud cover, and poor visibility, forcing pilot Wilmer Stultz to rely entirely on instrument flying. Earhart, although a licensed
Amelia_Earhart
American cargo ship
& Aspinwall, was a clipper, a type of sailing vessel designed to sacrifice cargo capacity for speed. Rainbow was an early clipper ship. It was built in
Rainbow_(clipper)
1999 aircraft accident in the Atlantic Ocean
Maxwell, Paula (July 28, 1999). "Kennedy cremated in Duxbury" (PDF). Duxbury Clipper. Duxbury. MA. Retrieved November 29, 2012. Cutler, Colin (August 26, 2015)
1999 Martha's Vineyard plane crash
1999_Martha's_Vineyard_plane_crash
Sir Lancelot was a clipper ship which sailed in the China trade and the India-Mauritius trade. She was built in 1865 by Robert Steele & Company, Greenock
Sir_Lancelot_(clipper)
Cimba was a British-built clipper in the Australian wool trade. She sailed between London and Sydney for 20 years, from 1878 to 1898. In 1905, Cimba set
Cimba
American military aviator (1893–1958)
Chinese officials, boarded the Pan American Airways Boeing B-314 California Clipper in Hong Kong, arriving at San Francisco on October 26, on a special mission
Claire_Lee_Chennault
Infrared telescope mounted on a converted Boeing 747 SP (2010–2022)
invitation of Pan Am, Lindbergh's widow, Anne, christened the aircraft Clipper Lindbergh on May 20, 1977, the 50th anniversary of the beginning of her
Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy
Stratospheric_Observatory_for_Infrared_Astronomy
11 – Pan American World Airways Flight 1, a Sikorsky S-42 flying boat named the Samoan Clipper, exploded in mid-air over Pago Pago, American Samoa, killing
List of accidents and incidents involving commercial aircraft
List_of_accidents_and_incidents_involving_commercial_aircraft
American clipper ship
Northern Light was an American clipper ship. In 1853 it sailed from San Francisco, California to Boston, Massachusetts via Cape Horn with Captain Freeman
Northern_Light_(clipper)
Lightning was a clipper ship, one of the last really large clippers to be built in the United States. She was built by Donald McKay for James Baines of
Lightning_(clipper)
Challenger was a wooden clipper ship built in 1852 by Richard & Henry Green, in their Blackwall Yard for Hugh Hamilton Lindsay, London. She was the 291st
Challenger_(clipper)
Ship
Rodney was an iron-hulled clipper ship that was built in Sunderland in 1874 and wrecked on the Cornish coast in 1901. She was one of the last ships built
Rodney_(clipper)
Clipper ship
The N.B. Palmer was a clipper ship owned by A.A. Low & Brother which was active in the China trade. In 1858–1859 the N.B. Palmer, with her 28-year-old
N.B._Palmer_(clipper)
The Newcastle was a clipper ship of the Green Blackwell line that operated on routes from England to India and Australia in the late 19th century. Built
Newcastle_(clipper)
Windhover was a British tea clipper built in the closing years of construction of this sort of ship. She measured 847 tons NRT. Like the majority of the
Windhover_(clipper_ship)
Gunboat of the United States Navy
The first USS Onward was a clipper in the Union Navy. Onward was launched 3 July 1852 by James O. Curtis at Medford, Massachusetts, for Reed, Wade, and
USS_Onward_(1852)
Ship built by Donald McKay in 1855
Donald McKay was an extreme clipper designed by Donald McKay, his last. Built for James Baines & Co., she sailed on the Black Ball Line of Liverpool from
Donald_McKay_(clipper)
FLYING CLOUD-CLIPPER
FLYING CLOUD-CLIPPER
Girl/Female
Italian
Flying.
Boy/Male
American, British, English, German
A Stream; A Flint-stone
Surname or Lastname
English and German
English and German : topographic name for someone who lived near a significant outcrop of flint, Old English, Low German flint, or a nickname for a hard-hearted or physically tough individual.Welsh : habitational name from Flint in Clwyd, which gave its name to the old county of Flintshire.Jewish (Ashkenazic) : ornamental name from German Flinte ‘shotgun’.
Boy/Male
English
Stream. Place-name and surname. Flint stone produces a spark of fire when struck by steel.
Male
English
 English name derived from the Old English/Low German word, flint, FLINT means "stone splinter," originally used as a byname for someone "hard and tough as flint." Compare with another form of Flint.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : nickname for a noisy person, from Middle English lude ‘loud’ (Old English hlūd), perhaps in part preserving the Old English byname Hlūda that Ekwall postulates to explain the place names Loudham (Suffolk) and Lowdham (Nottinghamshire).English : topographic name for someone who lived by a roaring stream, Old English hlūde or hl̄de literally ‘the loud one’, or a habitational name from any of the places named from hl̄de, for example Lyde in Herefordshire and Somerset.English : variant of Louth.
Biblical
flowing now; selling; buying
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from an Old English personal name, Illing.
Male
English
Irish surname transferred to forename use, from an Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Floinn, FLYNN means "descendant of Flann," hence "red, ruddy."
Boy/Male
American, Australian, British, Christian, Dutch, English, French, German, Indian, Latin
Lame
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name for someone who lived near an outcrop or hill, from Old English clÅ«d ‘rock’ (only later used to denote vapor formations in the sky).French : from the Germanic personal name Hlodald, composed of the elements hlÅd ‘famous’, ‘clear’ + wald ‘rule’, which was borne by a saint and bishop of the 6th century.
Boy/Male
American, Australian, British, Christian, English, German
A Flint-stone; Stream; Place-name and Surname; Flint Stone Produces a Spark of Fire when Struck by Steel
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Flint.
Surname or Lastname
English or Irish
English or Irish : perhaps a hypercorrected spelling of Flynn.
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Sanskrit
Cloud; Rainy Clouds
Boy/Male
Biblical
Flowing now, selling, buying.
Boy/Male
Welsh
Lame.
Male
Hebrew
 Jewish ornamental name, FLINT means "shotgun." Compare with another form of Flint.
Male
English
English form of French Claude, CLAUD means "lame."
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Allen.German : habitational name from either of two places called Alling, one in Bavaria and one in Austria.Danish : habitational name from any of several places called Alling. The etymology of the place name is uncertain; it may be a derivative of al ‘alder’.Roger Alling signed the New Haven, CT, Compact in 1639.
FLYING CLOUD-CLIPPER
FLYING CLOUD-CLIPPER
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian, Traditional
Deep Interest
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Punjabi, Sikh
True Knowlege; Lord Brahma; Having the True Knowledge
Girl/Female
Hindu
God sees or wealthy
Girl/Female
Indian, Telugu
Goddess Durga
Boy/Male
Muslim/Islamic
One of narrators of Hadith
Boy/Male
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Telugu
Friendly
Girl/Female
Arabic, Muslim
Story Teller
Boy/Male
Hindu
The sage Vyasa
Female
Danish
, of noble descent or lineage.
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Traditional
Good Looks
FLYING CLOUD-CLIPPER
FLYING CLOUD-CLIPPER
FLYING CLOUD-CLIPPER
FLYING CLOUD-CLIPPER
FLYING CLOUD-CLIPPER
superl.
Ostentatious; likely to attract attention; gaudy; as, a loud style of dress; loud colors.
n.
A rain cloud; one of the four principal varieties of clouds. See Cloud.
a.
Built of, or in, the clouds; airy; unsubstantial; imaginary.
n.
Consisting of a cloud or clouds.
v. t.
To mark with, or darken in, veins or sports; to variegate with colors; as, to cloud yarn.
v. t.
To overspread or hide with a cloud or clouds; as, the sky is clouded.
v. t.
To envelop in clouds; to cloud.
n.
That which has a dark, lowering, or threatening aspect; that which temporarily overshadows, obscures, or depresses; as, a cloud of sorrow; a cloud of war; a cloud upon the intellect.
n.
A heavy cloud lying on the brow of a mountain.
n.
Cloud-gatherer; -- an epithet applied to Zeus.
a.
Having clouds resting on the top or head; reaching to the clouds; as, cloud-capped mountains.
n.
A thin, flying cloud; a rack.
v. t.
To darken or obscure, as if by hiding or enveloping with a cloud; hence, to render gloomy or sullen.
v. i.
To grow cloudy; to become obscure with clouds; -- often used with up.
adv.
With a loud voice, or great noise; loudly; audibly.
n.
A dark vein or spot on a lighter material, as in marble; hence, a blemish or defect; as, a cloud upon one's reputation; a cloud on a title.
n.
A mass or volume of smoke, or flying dust, resembling vapor.
n.
Overcast or obscured with clouds; clouded; as, a cloudy sky.
n.
A kind of dance; as, the Highland fling.
n.
A sudden copious rainfall, as the whole cloud had been precipitated at once.