The Nautical Encyclopedia
Patterson’s Illustrated Nautical Encyclopedia — Howard Patterson, 1891

Nimbus

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A combination of cumulo-cirro-stratus; a system of clouds discharging rain, hail or snow; also known as the rain cloud.

Vessel under jury rig, with the four cloud forms — stratus, cirrus, cumulus and nimbus
Vessel under jury rig, with the four cloud forms — stratus, cirrus, cumulus and nimbus
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