plume
Example Sentences
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In a Facebook post, which has since been deleted, the state-run English-language news channel, Press TV, shared a video of a burning building, with plumes of smoke rising into the air.
From BBC
Far beneath the surface of the Greenland ice sheet, scientists have identified enormous swirling structures that resemble rising plumes.
From Science Daily
All sent plumes of grey smoke into the air around Nabatieh, clinging over apartment buildings and businesses, as chaotic search and rescue efforts got under way.
From BBC
The combination of cloud and smoke plumes from the ongoing fires mean that we are unable to assess the extent of the damage at either oil facility hit over the weekend yet.
From BBC
The impact sent a roughly 100-foot plume of water into the air as it broke the ship’s hull.
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