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cloud ceiling — noun The height of the cloud base above the ground • • • Main Entry: ↑cloud … Useful english dictionary
cloud ceiling — noun The location above the surface of the earth where the lowest layer of clouds are reported as broken, overcast or obscuration (as opposed to thin or partial) … Wiktionary
Ceiling (cloud) — A ceiling or cloud ceiling means the height above the earth s surface of the lowest layer of clouds or obscuring phenomena that is reported as broken, overcast, or obscuration, and not classified as thin or partial [Section 1.1 14 CFR Part 1… … Wikipedia
Ceiling (disambiguation) — Ceiling may refer to one of the following: *Ceiling, the upper surface of a room *Ceiling function in mathematics *Glass ceiling a bar to advancement of a qualified person *Ceiling (aeronautics) the maximum density altitude an aircraft can reach… … Wikipedia
cloud nine — by 1950, sometimes also cloud seven (1956, perhaps by confusion with seventh heaven), Amer.Eng., of uncertain origin or significance. Some connect the phrase with the 1895 International Cloud Atlas (Hildebrandsson, Riggenbach and Teisserenc de… … Etymology dictionary
Ceiling balloon — A ceiling balloon is used by meteorologists to determine the height of the base of clouds above ground level during daylight hours.The principle behind the ceiling balloon is a balloon with a known ascent rate (how fast it climbs) and determining … Wikipedia
Ceiling projector — The ceiling projector or cloud searchlight is used to measure the height of the base of clouds (called the ceiling) above the ground. It is used in conjunction with an alidade, usually positioned 1000 ft (304.8 m) away and wherever possible set… … Wikipedia
Cloud — For other uses, see Cloud (disambiguation). Cumulus cloudscape over Swifts Creek, Australia A cloud … Wikipedia
ceiling — ceilinged, adj. /see ling/, n. 1. the overhead interior surface of a room. 2. the top limit imposed by law on the amount of money that can be charged or spent or the quantity of goods that can be produced or sold. 3. Aeron. a. the maximum… … Universalium
Cloud Club — Coordinates: 40°45′5″N 73°58′31″W / 40.75139°N 73.97528°W / 40.75139; 73.97528 The Cloud Club occupied the 66th, 67th, and 68th floors of … Wikipedia
