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

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 蘑菇雲 (cmn), 蘑菇云 (cmn) (móguyún)

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

• French: nuage en champignon (fr) m
• German: Atompilz (de) m (after a nuclear explosion), Pilzwolke (de) f, Rauchpilz (de) m
• Polish: grzyb atomowy
• Spanish: nube de hongo (es) f