mackerel sky

/ˌmækərəl ˈskaɪ/
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Other forms: mackerel skies

Definitions of mackerel sky
  1. noun
    a sky filled with rows of cirrocumulus or small altocumulus clouds
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    type of:
    sky
    the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
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