mushroom cloud
noun/ˈmʌʃrʊm klaʊd/, /ˈmʌʃruːm klaʊd/
/ˈmʌʃrʊm klaʊd/, /ˈmʌʃruːm klaʊd/
- a large cloud, like a mushroom in shape, that forms in the air after a nuclear explosion
- the mushroom cloud from a nuclear bomb
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