mushroom cloud
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mushroom cloud

noun

Definition of MUSHROOM CLOUD

: a mushroom-shaped cloud; specifically : one caused by the explosion of a nuclear weapon

First Known Use of MUSHROOM CLOUD

circa 1909

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