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mushroom cloud
noun
: a large cloud that forms after an explosion; especially : a cloud that is caused by the explosion of a nuclear weapon
Full Definition of MUSHROOM CLOUD
: a mushroom-shaped cloud; specifically : one caused by the explosion of a nuclear weapon
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First Known Use of MUSHROOM CLOUD
circa 1909
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