Meaning Of The Word Mackerel sky

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What's The Definition Of Mackerel sky?

mackerel sky in American English
a sky covered with rows of small, fleecy, cirrocumulus or altocumulus clouds, suggesting the streaks on a mackerel's back
an extensive group of cirrocumulus or altocumulus clouds, esp. when well-marked in their arrangement: so called because of a resemblance to the scales on a mackerel

mackerel sky in British English
noun: a sky patterned with cirrocumulus or small altocumulus clouds

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