MACKEREL SKY
Dictionary entry overview: What does mackerel sky mean? • MACKEREL SKY (noun)
The noun MACKEREL SKY has 1 sense:
1. a sky filled with rows of cirrocumulus or small altocumulus clouds
Familiarity information: MACKEREL SKY used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• MACKEREL SKY (noun)
Meaning:
A sky filled with rows of cirrocumulus or small altocumulus clouds
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)
Hypernyms ("mackerel sky" is a kind of...):
sky (the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth)
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