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mushroom cloud
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mushroom cloud
n.
A cloud of smoke and debris shaped like a mushroom, especially one created by the detonation of a nuclear bomb.
mushroom cloud
n
(Physics / Nuclear Physics) the large mushroom-shaped cloud of dust, debris, etc. produced by a nuclear explosion
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Noun1.mushroom cloud - a large cloud of rubble and dust shaped like a mushroom and rising into the sky after an explosion (especially of a nuclear bomb)mushroom cloud - a large cloud of rubble and dust shaped like a mushroom and rising into the sky after an explosion (especially of a nuclear bomb)
mushroom-shaped cloud, mushroom
cloud - any collection of particles (e.g., smoke or dust) or gases that is visible
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mushroom cloud
n → Atompilz m
mushroom cloud n → fungo di un'esplosione nucleare
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He also ruled that, despite more than 50 years having passed since the mushroom clouds appeared over the Pacific, a fair trial of the case is still possible and "there is a case to be answered" on whether veterans were adequately protected.
Victory in fight for our veterans by Evening Gazette (Middlesbrough, England)
Airmen were made to fly their planes through the terrifying mushroom clouds created by the blasts.
Letter: YOUR SHOUT - Shocking legacy of nuclear tests by Evening Chronicle (Newcastle, England)
Sadly Eric died suddenly in September but now the pair's photo diary of hailstones the size of golfballs, giant mushroom clouds of dust and aurora light shows has been published.
STORM CHASERS by The Mirror (London, England)
 
 
 
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