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Definition of mushroom cloud noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

mushroom cloud

noun
 
/ˈmʌʃrʊm klaʊd/,
 
/ˈmʌʃruːm klaʊd/
 
/ˈmʌʃrʊm klaʊd/,
 
/ˈmʌʃruːm klaʊd/
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  1. a large cloud, like a mushroom in shape, that forms in the air after a nuclear explosion
    • the mushroom cloud from a nuclear bomb
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