cloud of steam

collocation in English

meaningsofcloudandsteam

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cloud
noun
uk
/klaʊd/us
/klaʊd/
a grey or white mass in the sky, made up of very small floating drops ...
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steam
noun[U]
uk
/stiːm/us
/stiːm/
the hot gas that is produced when ...
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(Definition ofcloudandsteamfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Suspended above the cooling towers there is an enormous whitecloudofsteamwhich is simply heating the sky and inducing all kinds of undesirable effects elsewhere.
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The only evidence of the train is its whitecloudofsteam.
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The muslins carried very fine floral work of different colors and were compared to the slough of the cobra and thecloudofsteam.
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The city starts to flood and a thickcloudofsteamfills the air.
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The extreme heat created acloudofsteamand smoke 488 m high.
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The locomotive gives three sharp blasts of its whistle and releases acloudofsteam.
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The fire was quickly put out, but thecloudofsteam, seen from blocks away, quickly led to rumours of a second explosion.
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The smell of roasted shark fills the air as the shark disappears into acloudofsteamthat engulfs the tour boat.
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The transport, almost dead in the water, commenced shrill whistle blasts and the mist dropped down to reveal the freighter enveloped in a hugecloudofsteamand smoke.
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Dry cooling is essentially air cooling and does not involve sending large clouds of steam into the air.
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The report documented a leaky roof, dripping skylights, flooded storerooms, and burst radiators that poured clouds of steam into galleries.
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