plume

noun

/pluːm/

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a cloud of something that rises and curves upwards in the air
- a plume of smoke
- A radioactive plume could reach the city within hours.
- A great plume of dust and ash rose from the volcano.
- The waves pounded the rocks, throwing up white plumes of spray.
Topics The environmentc2
a large feather
- a black hat with an ostrich plume
a group of feathers or long thin pieces of material tied together and often used as a decoration
- The red plume on the horse’s head was nodding to the rhythm of its steps.

单词	plume
释义	plume noun /pluːm/ /pluːm/ jump to other results a cloud of something that rises and curves upwards in the air a plume of smoke A radioactive plume could reach the city within hours. A great plume of dust and ash rose from the volcano. The waves pounded the rocks, throwing up white plumes of spray. Topics The environmentc2 a large feather a black hat with an ostrich plume a group of feathers or long thin pieces of material tied together and often used as a decoration The red plume on the horse’s head was nodding to the rhythm of its steps. see also nom de plume Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French, from Latin pluma ‘down’.
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