plume

Example Sentences

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Footage of the aftermath shows the entire side of the building blackened with soot with a plume of smoke rising into the air.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

The impact sent a roughly 100-foot plume of water into the air as it broke the ship’s hull.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 2026

It was the plume poppies in Michael Pollan’s garden that seeded his new book.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 24, 2026

Known as a mantle plume, this steady column of molten rock originates far below the surface.

From Science Daily • Feb. 23, 2026

There was an eerie glow in that part of the forest, and a thick plume of smoke began rising up from the snowy treetops.

From "The Wild Robot" by Peter Brown