mushroom cloudn.

Brit.

/ˈmʌʃruːm ˌklaʊd/,

/ˈmʌʃrʊm ˌklaʊd/, U.S.

/ˈməʃˌrum ˌklaʊd/,

/ˈməʃˌrʊm ˌklaʊd/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: mushroom n., cloud n.

Etymology: < mushroom n. + cloud n.

An ascending cloud of smoke and debris characteristically taking the shape of a tall column spreading out into a broad flattish top; esp. such a cloud resulting from a nuclear explosion. Also figurative.

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the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > heat > burning > products of burning > [noun] > smoke > a volume, cloud, etc., of

cloud1382

smoke1388

sop1513

fog1597

mushroom cloud1909

the world > matter > physics > atomic nucleus > nuclear fission > nuclear explosion > [noun] > smoke indicating

mushroom cloud1949

1909 Cent. Dict. Suppl. 840/2 (caption) Mushroom-cloud as seen above Mt. Pelée during its eruption in June, 1902.

1949 Amer. Econ. Rev. 39 1025 The atom bomb and the ‘superpowers’ have loomed like mushroom clouds in the book reviews and in the publisher's advertisements.

1958 Spectator 17 Jan. 63/1 If Europe is not to go up in a mushroom cloud we must find an area of agreement with the Soviet Union.

1965 Spectator 5 Feb. 167/1 Hatred grows to mushroom-cloud proportions.

1997 D. DeLillo Underworld 563 The mushroom cloud was the godhead of Annihilation and Ruin.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	mushroom cloud
释义	mushroom cloudn. Brit. /ˈmʌʃruːm ˌklaʊd/, /ˈmʌʃrʊm ˌklaʊd/, U.S. /ˈməʃˌrum ˌklaʊd/, /ˈməʃˌrʊm ˌklaʊd/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: mushroom n., cloud n. Etymology: < mushroom n. + cloud n. An ascending cloud of smoke and debris characteristically taking the shape of a tall column spreading out into a broad flattish top; esp. such a cloud resulting from a nuclear explosion. Also figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > heat > burning > products of burning > [noun] > smoke > a volume, cloud, etc., of cloud1382 smoke1388 sop1513 fog1597 mushroom cloud1909 the world > matter > physics > atomic nucleus > nuclear fission > nuclear explosion > [noun] > smoke indicating mushroom cloud1949 1909 Cent. Dict. Suppl. 840/2 (caption) Mushroom-cloud as seen above Mt. Pelée during its eruption in June, 1902. 1949 Amer. Econ. Rev. 39 1025 The atom bomb and the ‘superpowers’ have loomed like mushroom clouds in the book reviews and in the publisher's advertisements. 1958 Spectator 17 Jan. 63/1 If Europe is not to go up in a mushroom cloud we must find an area of agreement with the Soviet Union. 1965 Spectator 5 Feb. 167/1 Hatred grows to mushroom-cloud proportions. 1997 D. DeLillo Underworld 563 The mushroom cloud was the godhead of Annihilation and Ruin. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1909
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