plural strati
ˈstrā-ˌtī 
ˈstra-
: a low cloud form extending over a large area at altitudes of usually 2000 to 7000 feet (600 to 2100 meters) see cloud illustration
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But after spending most of the day under low stratus clouds, patchy fog and coastal drizzle caused by onshore flow, New Yorkers will likely need an umbrella for the evening hours, as a cold front coming from the west is expected to dump up to three-quarters of an inch of rain.
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Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 20 Mar. 2025
Portland will likely start Friday with morning clouds as some of that marine stratus seeps into the metro area.
—oregonlive, 27 July 2023
Most of it will lift after 9 a.m., becoming stratus — or high fog — by midmorning.
—Gerry Díaz, San Francisco Chronicle, 15 Apr. 2023
Beneath the smoke, low level stratus clouds also swirl in the weather system's circulation pattern.
—Tom Yulsman, Discover Magazine, 9 June 2016
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Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 20 Mar. 2025
Portland will likely start Friday with morning clouds as some of that marine stratus seeps into the metro area.
—oregonlive, 27 July 2023
Most of it will lift after 9 a.m., becoming stratus — or high fog — by midmorning.
—Gerry Díaz, San Francisco Chronicle, 15 Apr. 2023
Beneath the smoke, low level stratus clouds also swirl in the weather system's circulation pattern.
—Tom Yulsman, Discover Magazine, 9 June 2016
See All Example Sentences for stratus
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“Stratus.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stratus. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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