mushroom cloud en · NOUN
Meanings
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A large cloud of smoke, flame and debris that rises into the sky as a result of a large explosion, especially after a nuclear explosion, characterized by a long shaft rising from the ground into a much-larger or more-spread-out top, reminiscent of a mushroom in shape.
It's Christmas at ground zero / There's panic in the crowd / We can dodge debris / While we trim the tree / Underneath a mushroom cloud
1986, "Weird Al" Yankovic, “Christmas at Ground Zero”, in Polka Party!:This is Radio Clash underneath a mushroom cloud
1981, “This Is Radio Clash”, performed by The Clash:
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Translations (21)
da paddehatsky (mushroom-shaped cloud) · sv svampmoln (mushroom-shaped cloud) · ca fong nuclear (mushroom-shaped cloud) · pl grzyb atomowy (mushroom-shaped cloud) · de Atompilz (mushroom-shaped cloud) · pt nuvem cogumelo (mushroom-shaped cloud) · pt nuvem em cogumelo (mushroom-shaped cloud) · ja 茸雲 (mushroom-shaped cloud) · pt nuvem de cogumelo (mushroom-shaped cloud) · fi sienipilvi (mushroom-shaped cloud) · fr champignon atomique (mushroom-shaped cloud) · es nube de hongo (mushroom-shaped cloud) · ca núvol de fong (mushroom-shaped cloud) · de Pilzwolke (mushroom-shaped cloud) · nl paddenstoelwolk (mushroom-shaped cloud) · pl grzyb (mushroom-shaped cloud) · mn мөөг хэлбэртэй үүл (mushroom-shaped cloud) · da paddehattesky (mushroom-shaped cloud) · ru грибови́дное о́блако (mushroom-shaped cloud) · cmn 蘑菇雲 /蘑菇云 (mushroom-shaped cloud) · cs atomový hřib (mushroom-shaped cloud)
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