undercast

noun, verb — 4 senses

undercast

noun

Etymology From Middle English undercasten, equivalent to under- + cast.

1

Climatology, Meteorology, Natural sciences An unbroken or nearly unbroken cloud layer below the point of observation.

  • Undercast is common on Mount Washington.
2

Business, Mining An air-passage crossing a road in a mine by means of an airtight box or channel beneath it.

undercast

verb

Etymology From Middle English undercasten, equivalent to under- + cast.

1

To allocate the parts in (a play or film) to insufficiently skilled actors.

2

To throw under or beneath.

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