mushroom cloud

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mushroom cloud

noun mushroom clouds

  1. A large cloud of smoke, flame and debris that rises into the sky as a result of a large explosion, especially after a nuclear explosion, characterized by a long shaft rising from the ground into a much-larger or more-spread-out top, reminiscent of a mushroom in shape. This is Radio Clash underneath a mushroom cloud

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noun mushroom-shaped cloud

Españolnube de hongo
日本語茸雲 kinokogumo
中文蘑菇雲 /蘑菇云 móguyún
Portuguêsnuvem de cogumelo, nuvem cogumelo, nuvem em cogumelo
Françaischampignon atomique
DeutschPilzwolke, Atompilz
Русскийгрибови́дное о́блако gribovídnoje óblako

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@misc{mushroom_cloud_2026,
  title = {mushroom cloud},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/mushroom%20cloud},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}