mushroom cloudnoun [ C usually singular ]
uk/ˈmʌʃ.ruːm ˌklaʊd/us/ˈmʌʃ.ruːm ˌklaʊd/a very large cloud of dust that rises into the air in the shape of a large mushroom, especially after a nuclear explosion:
The mushroom cloud over Hiroshima is a horrific image of war.
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Bombs & missiles
- atom bomb
- ballistic
- ballistic missile
- ballistics
- bomblet
- firebomb
- frag bomb
- fragmentation bomb
- grenade
- guided missile
- minefield
- missile
- Molotov cocktail
- napalm
- neutron bomb
- smart bomb
- smoke bomb
- surface-to-air missile
- time bomb
- torpedo
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