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mushroom-shaped cloud

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Noun1.mushroom-shaped 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 - 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, mushroom
cloud - any collection of particles (e.g., smoke or dust) or gases that is visible
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The grandmother had only just finished browsing a cloud appreciation website on Sunday at about 10am when she looked out of the window and saw the mushroom-shaped cloud in the sky She said: "It was quite dark for the morning, which made it look quite scary.
Reader Pictures by Coventry Evening Telegraph (England)
A giant mushroom-shaped cloud of ash rose 15 miles into the sky in just 15 minutes, followed by avalanches of hot ash, pumice and gas.
Flash back: Champers all round...but F1 gears up for a row; On This ... by Liverpool Echo (Liverpool, England)
But the North Kensington officer added: "As we got closer, I saw a large mushroom-shaped cloud of smoke and we knew it was a serious incident.
Rescue workers tell of railway carnage by Arnold, Harry / Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland)
 
 
 
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