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The problem here is that there will always be some uncertainty about how quickly Saddam can acquire nuclear weapons. But we don't want the smoking gun to be a mushroom cloud.
Condoleezza Rice

Meaning of "mushroom cloud" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF MUSHROOM CLOUD

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MUSHROOM CLOUD

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Mushroom cloud is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES MUSHROOM CLOUD MEAN IN ENGLISH?

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Mushroom cloud

A mushroom cloud is a distinctive pyrocumulus mushroom-shaped cloud of condensed water vapor or debris resulting from a very large explosion. They are most commonly associated with nuclear explosions, but any sufficiently large blast will produce the same sort of effect. They can be caused by powerful conventional weapons, like vacuum bombs, including the ATBIP and GBU-43/B Massive Ordnance Air Blast bomb. Volcanic eruptions and impact events can produce natural mushroom clouds. Mushroom clouds form as a result of the sudden formation of a large mass of hot, low-density gases near the ground, causing Rayleigh–Taylor instability. The mass of gas rises rapidly, resulting in turbulent vortices curling downward around its edges, forming a vortex ring and drawing up a column of additional smoke and debris in the center to form the "mushroom stem". The mass of gas eventually reaches an altitude where it is no longer of lower density than the surrounding air; at this point, it disperses, the debris drawn upward from the ground scattering and drifting back down.

Definition of mushroom cloud in the English dictionary

The definition of mushroom cloud in the dictionary is the large mushroom-shaped cloud of dust, debris, etc produced by a nuclear explosion.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MUSHROOM CLOUD

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WORDS THAT END LIKE MUSHROOM CLOUD

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Synonyms and antonyms of mushroom cloud in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «mushroom cloud» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MUSHROOM CLOUD

Find out the translation of mushroom cloud to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of mushroom cloud from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «mushroom cloud» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

蘑菇云
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

hongo atómico
570 millions of speakers

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mushroom cloud
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

मशरूम बादल
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

سحابة فطر
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

гриб
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

nuvem de cogumelo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

মাশরুম ক্লাউড
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

champignon atomique
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Awan cendawan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Atompilz
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

キノコ雲
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

버섯 구름
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Awan mushroom
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

đám mây hình nấm
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

காளான் மேகம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मशरूम मेघ
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Mantar bulutu
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

mushroom cloud
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

grzyb chmura
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Translator English - Ukrainian

гриб
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Translator English - Romanian

ciuperci nor
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Translator English - Greek

σύννεφο σαν μανιτάρι
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Translator English - Afrikaans

sampioen wolk
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Translator English - Swedish

svampmoln
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

soppsky
5 millions of speakers

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about mushroom cloud

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3 QUOTES WITH «MUSHROOM CLOUD»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word mushroom cloud.
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Andrew Greeley
Note the three most important Cabinet positions. Rice said that it was better to find the weapons of mass destruction than to see a mushroom cloud.
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Condoleezza Rice
The problem here is that there will always be some uncertainty about how quickly Saddam can acquire nuclear weapons. But we don't want the smoking gun to be a mushroom cloud.
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Bruce Sterling
We may yet work up to some serious shooting war, or maybe some acts of urban genocide committed with rogue nuclear weapons. But if that were the case, why would we call that '9/11'? If Washington disappeared in a mushroom cloud, we'd give that huge event a different name.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MUSHROOM CLOUD»

Discover the use of mushroom cloud in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to mushroom cloud and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Under a Mushroom Cloud: Europe, Iran and the Bomb
Under a Mushroom Cloud offers a clear and compelling answer.
Emanuele Ottolenghi, 2009
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Beyond the Mushroom Cloud: Commemoration, Religion, and ...
To this end, the methodology Miyamoto employs is moral hermeneutics, interpreting testimonies, public speeches, and films as texts, with interlocutors such as Avishai Margalit (philosopher), Sueki Fumihiko (Buddhist philosopher), Nagai ...
Yuki Miyamoto, 2012
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Mushroom Cloud
Original Scholarly Monograph
Ryūzō Saki, 2006
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Realism, Utopia, and the Mushroom Cloud: Four Activist ...
. This book is informative, provocative, and encourages one to consider carefully how s/he chooses to live."—Erin McKenna, Utopian Studies "These four lives, researched and skillfully presented by historian Michael Bess, make fascinating ...
Michael Bess, 1993
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Daisy Petals and Mushroom Clouds: LBJ, Barry Goldwater, and ...
In this thought-provoking and highly readable book, Robert Mann provides a concise, engaging study of the "Daisy Girl" spot, which helped usher presidential campaign advertising into the modern era.
‎2011
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Letters from Under the Mushroom Cloud
" Unlike thousands of his fellow soldiers, Hoy has lived to tell about his experiences in this poignant collection of letters to his father.
Ray Hoy, 2012
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Mushroom Cloud
In the cause of freedom, some risk their lives, some lose their lives and others find true love. Alan Whichello's first novel demonstrates a natural story-telling ability, which will have the reader hooked from the start
Alan Whichello, 2012
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We Don't Want the Smoking Gun to be a Mushroom Cloud: ...
"In the second half of 2002, when the US intelligence community was tasked to prepare a National Intelligence Estimate on Iraq's WMD capacities, the administration had been already been saying for over six months that Iraq under Saddam ...
Ronald Herman Huisken, 2004
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Technologies for E-Learning and Digital Entertainment: Third ...
In this paper, we present a method to simulate the Mushroom Cloud efficient on GPU using advanced particle system, and our particle system is a state- preserving simulation system. We provide the visual-only model of Mushroom Cloud and ...
Zhigeng Pan, Xiaopeng Zhang, Abdennour El Rhalibi, 2008
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Under the Mushroom Cloud
When Daniel and Kevane discover a hidden door, they aren't prepared for what they find. Will the brothers find a way out of the secret world?
Anne Schraff, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MUSHROOM CLOUD»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term mushroom cloud is used in the context of the following news items.
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US Republicans, pro-Israel groups step up campaign against Iran deal
An inflatable mushroom cloud stands among demonstrators during a rally apposing the nuclear deal with Iran in Times Square in the ... «Channel News Asia, Jul 15»
2
Film Review: 'The Gift'
... a riff on what might be Edgerton's pet theme — that of an ordinary man undone by a little white lie that grows into a mushroom cloud of deceit. «Variety, Jul 15»
3
The U.S. and Iran
The mushroom cloud that Condoleezza Rice and Benjamin Netanyahu envisioned in 2002 if we did not invade Iraq will appear metaphorically ... «Arkansas Times, Jul 15»
4
Breaks in the story
Proceeding diagonally toward bottom right, the eye passes over a deeper patch of blue that contains a disintegrating mushroom cloud and ... «Chico News & Review, Jul 15»
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Tug Eats Soylent
It's no cinnamon challenge, but I did think I was going to die for half a second as I coughed out a mushroom cloud of Soylent. I wouldn't ... «Free Times, Jul 15»
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A Mushroom Cloud Made From Coffee Creamer
Yes, it's possible to make a mushroom cloud with the stuff that whitens your coffee. These creamers are mostly flammable fat, and their light, ... «Popular Science, Jul 15»
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Mike Huckabee Just Made The Worst Disney Movie Ever, Blowing …
Seconds later, the trio disappear in the mushroom cloud of a nuclear explosion. Along with images of beloved Disney characters being blown ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
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Pictures from the atomic age: The AGO's Camera Atomica exhibit is …
Against that are some powerful images seared into the collective unconscious, not the least of which is a billowing mushroom cloud blotting out ... «National Post, Jul 15»
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Keillor: 'This is my last year'
Was it a surprise in those halcyon days of Neocon "mushroom cloud" - "greeted as liberators" - "with us or against us patriotism"- GOP LIES? «MinnPost, Jul 15»
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Schakowsky, Gutiérrez discuss Iran nuclear deal
"Over a decade ago, the United States decided to address the perceived threat of a 'mushroom cloud' coming from Iraq by going to war, a war ... «BioPrepWatch, Jul 15»

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