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mushroom-shaped cloud

/ˈmʌʃruːm ʃeɪpt klaʊd/

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/ˈmʌʃruːm ʃeɪpt klaʊd/C1formalscientific
  • ruБольшое характерное облако дыма, пыли или обломков, имеющее форму гриба, обычно образующееся после ядерного взрыва или мощного извержения вулкана.

A large, distinctive cloud of smoke, dust, or debris shaped like a mushroom, typically formed after a nuclear explosion or a powerful volcanic eruption.

  1. Nuclear explosion cloudB2formal

    A large, distinctive cloud of smoke and debris shaped like a mushroom, typically formed after a nuclear explosion or a very large conventional explosion.

    ruГрибовидное облако

    • The mushroom-shaped cloud rose high above the test site.
    • Photographs of the mushroom-shaped cloud became iconic symbols of the atomic age.
    • Witnesses described seeing a massive mushroom-shaped cloud after the explosion.