thunderhead

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈθʌndəˌhɛd/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈθʌndɚˌhɛd/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(thun′dər hed′)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
thun•der•head /ˈθʌndɚˌhɛd/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. Meteorologya thundercloud.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
thun•der•head  (thun′dər hed′),USA pronunciation n. [Meteorol.]
  1. Meteorologyincus (def. 2).
  2. Meteorologycumulonimbus.
  3. Meteorologythe upper portion of a cumulus cloud characterized by dense, sharply defined, cauliflowerlike upper parts and sometimes by great verticality.
  • thunder + head 1850–55, American.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
thunderhead / ˈθʌndəˌhɛd/
  1. the anvil-shaped top of a cumulonimbus cloud
'thunderhead' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
cumulonimbus - incus

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