C2nounenvironmentnature
US/pluːm/
UK/pluːm/
a tall cloud of smoke, dust or gas rising into the air, or a cloud spreading in water
In context
A plume of ash rose ten kilometers above the volcano.
Satellite images showed a plume of mud spreading from the river into the sea.
Black plumes of smoke from the factory fire could be seen across the city.
Words that go with plume
noun + preposition
- plume of smokeA thick plume of smoke rose from the forest fire.
- plume of dustEvery truck sent up a plume of dust on the dirt road.
noun + noun
- ash plumeThe ash plume forced airlines to cancel hundreds of flights.
adjective + noun
- volcanic plumeThe volcanic plume reached a height of thirty kilometers.
- toxic plumeA toxic plume drifted over the town after the explosion.