Mushroom Cloud (Noun)
Meaning
A large cloud of rubble and dust shaped like a mushroom and rising into the sky after an explosion (especially of a nuclear bomb).
Classification
Nouns denoting natural phenomena.
Examples
- The devastating nuclear blast produced a massive mushroom cloud that could be seen for miles.
- As the atomic bomb detonated, a towering mushroom cloud rose above the city, casting a dark shadow over the ruins.
- On that fateful day, a mushroom cloud engulfed the once-thriving metropolis, changing the course of history.
- The explosion's force sent a mushroom cloud high into the stratosphere, contaminating the air with radioactive particles.
- In the aftermath of the disaster, a distinctive mushroom cloud hung in the sky like a grim reminder of the destruction below.