plume

Example Sentences

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These plumes lift potentially harmful chemicals, aerosol pollutants, and water vapor hundreds of feet into the air -- all factors that can enhance warming.

From Science Daily

Aerial news footage of the rupture showed giant plumes of dust rising from the broken pipeline, as well as a collapsed hillside nearby.

From Los Angeles Times

The STC told AFP on Friday that Saudi Arabia had conducted two strikes, while a video aired on separatist-affiliated media showed a plume of smoke rising from the desert.

From Barron's

The storms came from multiple atmospheric rivers that carried large plumes of moisture from the tropics during one of the busiest travel weeks of the year, CBS News reported.

From BBC

The NWS warned of a "broad plume of moisture" producing heavy rain in California on Christmas Day, adding there was a "moderate risk" of excessive rainfall over southern parts of the state.

From Barron's