cloud seeding

Noun

uncountable

The act of firing munitions containing silver iodide at passing clouds to make them more likely to produce rain.

Japanese Meaning

銀ヨウ化物を含む弾薬を使用し、通過する雲に散布して降雨を促す気象操作の手法。

This year the county authorized cloud seeding to try to bring relief to farmers suffering from a prolonged drought.

今年、郡は長引く干ばつに苦しむ農家を救うために、銀ヨウ化物を含む弾薬を通過する雲に撃ち込んで降雨を促す手法を承認した。

Sense（1）

The act of firing munitions containing silver iodide at passing clouds to make them more likely to produce rain.