mushroom cloud

mushroom cloud
noun
a large cloud of rubble and dust shaped like a mushroom and rising into the sky after an explosion (especially of a nuclear bomb)
Hypernyms: ↑cloud

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noun, pl ⋯ clouds [count]
: a large cloud that forms after an explosion; especially : a cloud that is caused by the explosion of a nuclear weapon

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ˈmushroom cloud [mushroom cloud] noun
a large cloud, shaped like a ↑mushroom, that forms in the air after a nuclear explosion

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