column of smoke; smoke plume; pillar of smoke
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
column of thick smoke rising straight up (from intense fire)
Typically refers to dense smoke from intense fires, volcanic eruptions, or large-scale burning that rises in a distinct columnar shape.
Yuǎn远
chù处
，
liè烈
huǒ火
rán燃
qǐ起
，
yī一
dào道
hēi黑
sè色
de的
yān烟
zhù柱
zhí直
chōng冲
tiān天
kōng空
。
In the distance, intense flames rose, and a black column of smoke shot straight into the sky.
Huǒ火
shān山
bào爆
fā发
shí时
，
jù巨
dà大
de的
yān烟
zhù柱
gāo高
dá达
shù数
qiān千
mǐ米
。
When the volcano erupted, the massive column of smoke reached thousands of meters high.
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Xiāo消
fáng防
yuán员
kàn看
dào到
gōng工
chǎng厂
shàng上
kōng空
fān翻
gǔn滚
de的
yān烟
zhù柱
，
lì立
jí即
gǎn赶
wǎng往
xiàn现
chǎng场
。
The firefighters saw the billowing column of smoke above the factory and immediately rushed to the scene.
Zhè这
chǎng场
sēn森
lín林
huǒ火
zāi灾
chǎn产
shēng生
le了
shù数
shí十
dào道
gāo高
gāo高
de的
yān烟
zhù柱
。
This forest fire produced dozens of tall columns of smoke.