mushroom cloud

English

Noun

Wikipedia

A closeup of the fireball and mushroom cloud from the Upshot-Knothole Grable atomic bomb.

mushroom cloud (plural mushroom clouds)

1. A large, mushroom-shaped cloud of smoke, flame and debris that rises into the sky as a result of a large explosion, especially after a nuclear explosion.

Translations

mushroom shaped cloud

Czech: atomový hřib Danish: paddehatsky (da) c., paddehattesky (da) c. Finnish: sienipilvi (fi)

German: Atompilz (de) m. (after a nuclear explosion), Pilzwolke (de) f., Rauchpilz (de) m. Polish: grzyb atomowy Spanish: nube de hongo (es) f.