- mushroom cloud
- noun Date: circa 1909 a mushroom-shaped cloud; specifically one caused by the explosion of a nuclear weapon
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mushroom cloud
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Mushroom cloud — created by smoke billows Ascending cloud from Redoubt Vol … Wikipedia
mushroom cloud — Mushroom Mush room, a. 1. Of or pertaining to mushrooms; as, mushroom catchup. [1913 Webster] 2. Resembling mushrooms in rapidity of growth and shortness of duration; short lived; ephemerial; as, mushroom cities. [1913 Webster] {Mushroom anchor} … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
mushroom cloud — mushroom clouds N COUNT A mushroom cloud is an extremely large cloud caused by a nuclear explosion. The blast sent a huge mushroom cloud of toxic gas into the air … English dictionary
mushroom cloud — mushroom .cloud n [C usually singular] a large cloud shaped like a mushroom, which is caused by a ↑nuclear explosion … Dictionary of contemporary English
mushroom cloud — mushroom ,cloud noun count a large cloud that forms in the air in the shape of a mushroom as a result of an explosion, especially from a nuclear bomb … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
mushroom cloud — ► NOUN ▪ a mushroom shaped cloud of dust and debris formed after a nuclear explosion … English terms dictionary
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) • Syn: ↑mushroom, ↑mushroom shaped cloud • Hypernyms: ↑cloud * * * noun, pl ⋯ clouds [count] : a large cloud… … Useful english dictionary
mushroom cloud — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms mushroom cloud : singular mushroom cloud plural mushroom clouds a large cloud that forms in the air in the shape of a mushroom as a result of an explosion, especially from a nuclear bomb … English dictionary
mushroom cloud — mushroom shaped cloud of smoke rising from the ground after an explosion (esp. a nuclear explosion) … English contemporary dictionary
mushroom cloud — mushroom (def. 4). [1940 45] * * * … Universalium
mushroom cloud — Synonyms and related words: A blast, A bomb shelter, Cloudcuckooland, H blast, Mach front, airborne radioactivity, alto cumulus, alto stratus, anvil cloud, atom blast, banner cloud, billowy cloud, blast wave, cap cloud, cirro cumulus, cirro… … Moby Thesaurus
