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plume

[ploom] / plum /


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Footage circulated on social media showing a plume of smoke rising from the aircraft, as firefighters were deployed to douse the flames.

From Barron's Jul. 31, 2026

They were at the beach with friends when, at around 4 p.m. on July 23, Papin saw a plume of smoke rising from the thick forested area around Biscarrosse.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 31, 2026

Rebecca Papin, a French-American visiting her holiday home in the commune of Biscarrosse, near to the Cap Ferret peninsula, saw a large plume of smoke in the distance on Thursday.

From BBC Jul. 25, 2026

The air district said it didn’t find significant levels of air toxics during the first two days of the fire, although it did record significantly elevated concentrations of particulate matter within the plume downwind.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 30, 2026

She tried on every dress she owned to see which would go best with her plume.

From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood

Other clips show people climbing down from the ferry that has flames and plumes of smoke coming from the top of the vessel.

From BBC Aug. 2, 2026

Although such plumes can produce enormous amounts of magma, scientists have not fully understood how that magma affects an oceanic plate that already exists above it.

From Science Daily Jul. 18, 2026

Wildfires in Canada send plumes to the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 17, 2026

Videos of the response show crews dousing the building with water as flames leap through the roof of the market, sending black plumes of smoke into the air.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 14, 2026

“Tell you what, Loma, I’ll make you a big fashionable black hat with black ostrich plumes to wear this fall. Would you like that?”

From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns

A naming contest has been launched for the two eaglets born earlier this month to proud and plumed parents Jackie and Shadow, the widely followed bald eagle pair whose lives are streamed online.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 16, 2026

People shed the cocoons of their regular lives and emerge plumed in feathers and sequins.

From New York Times Feb. 12, 2024

On Wednesday, Beefeaters from the Tower of London and members of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen at Arms in magnificent plumed helmets stood guard.

From Seattle Times Sep. 14, 2022

The appointments to the Order of the Garter were announced at New Year, but members are formally installed at an annual ceremony in June, with velvet robes and plumed caps worn in a colourful procession.

From BBC Jun. 12, 2022

He held a plumed war helm under his arm.

From "The Last Olympian" by Rick Riordan

Stepping out of the truck, Avery looked up and saw flames and smoke pluming into the night sky.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 5, 2023

Elizabeth Leddy, 28, from Poole said: "The amount of smoke pluming out was like no heath fire I've seen before."

From BBC Apr. 24, 2022

Crews arrived to find heavy fire and black smoke pluming from the single-level home.

From Seattle Times Oct. 11, 2021

“I’m not very good,” he laughs, his breath pluming the air.

From New York Times Feb. 22, 2020

They trudged on the packed-dirt road, breath pluming in front of them as they went.

From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack




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