red cloud

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   leader of the Oglala who resisted the development of a trail through Wyoming and Montana by the United States government (1822-1909)

   BroaderIndian chiefOglala

Questions about red cloud

What does red cloud mean?

red cloud means "leader of the Oglala who resisted the development of a trail through Wyoming and Montana by the United States government (1822-1909)".

Is red cloud a common word?

red cloud is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.