fumes
noun/fjuːmz/
/fjuːmz/
[plural] (also less frequent fume [uncountable])
- smoke, gas, or something similar that smells strongly or is dangerous to breathe in
- diesel/petrol/exhaust fumes
- She was overcome by smoke and fumes.
- Clouds of toxic fumes escaped in a huge chemical factory blaze.
- The body of a man was found in a fume-filled car yesterday.
Extra ExamplesTopics The environmentc1- Sometimes exhaust fumes escape into the vehicle.
- The fire gave off choking fumes.
- He lit a cigarette which ignited the petrol fumes.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- acrid
- noxious
- poisonous
- …
- cloud
- emit
- give off
- produce
- …
- kill somebody
- overcome somebody
- escape
- …
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