Flat and Hazy Layered Cloud

This page is the CodyCross answer for the clue below from Treasure Island, Group 1027, Puzzle 4 (Merchant Vessel).

Question is: Flat and Hazy Layered Cloud

and the answer is: STRATUS

Word Meaning:

STRATUS — (meteorology) A principal, low-level cloud type in the form of a gray layer with a rather uniform base, usually not associated with precipitation, and capable of producing corona phenomena and a weak, uniform luminance.

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