plume
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4.9
- noun
- /pluːm/
:
penacho
- You would see that huge rocket with plumes of condensation coming out the side.
- a plume of smoke
- volcanic plume
- gas plume
I think it's the World Trade Center tower with its plume of smoke replica of Titanic.
- I think it's the World Trade Center tower with its plume of smoke replica of Titanic.
- If a large release occurs, it will take the form of an atmospheric plume which travels downwind.
- And I looked up and I saw a huge plume of smoke in the sky.
Examples
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Several kilometers away, we could see a circular series of white plumes rising into the air.
Fiction book (1996) -
Around three, there was a plume of dust that rose and settled on the road.
Fiction book (1995) -
And I looked up and I saw a huge plume of smoke in the sky.
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You could see him from miles away Just a plume of dust.
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A plume of ash spews from the top of the island's highest mountain.
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The ensuing fire released a plume of highly radioactive fallout into the atmosphere.
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As they went by, the sun made rainbows in the plumes of their tail spray.
Fiction book (1995) -
When the generator coughs, a plume of milky smoke pours from the exhaust port.
Fiction book (1994) -
I looked up and saw a huge plume of smoke rising from the forest fire.
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A beautiful plume of steam rose from the hot spring.
Synonyms
24
1.5
A short light burst of air, smoke, or breath
15
4.1
A small thin piece of something like smoke or hair
8
1.9
A large mass of smoke in the air from a fire
6
3.6
A small quick cloud of smoke that appears and disappears
1
3.5
A short, sudden burst of steam from hot water or a machine
Compounds
- US
A plant that lives for several years with thick yellow flower spikes and blue-green divided leaves
A tall American annual with hairy stems, long red flower spikes, and seeds used as cereal
A perennial plant with leathery blue-green divided leaves and thick yellow flower spikes
An annual plant with broad rounded leaves and long thin clusters of red hanging flowers
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Etymology
Plume for smoke or steam uses the same Latin root pluma 'soft feather' because a rising column of smoke looks like a feather in the air. So, a plume is a long, thin mass that spreads out like a feather.