white smoke

collocation in English

meaningsofwhiteandsmoke

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white
adjective
uk
/waɪt/us
/waɪt/
of a colour like that of snow, milk, ...
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smoke
noun
uk
/sməʊk/us
/smoʊk/
the grey, black, or white mixture of gas and very small pieces of carbon that is produced when ...
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(Definition ofwhiteandsmokefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofwhite smoke

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One can get beautifulwhitesmokeby simply adding water.
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The first was that diesel engines, if they are in a high state of efficiency, emit onlywhitesmoke.
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I have very seldom seen an occasional puff ofwhitesmokefrom a diesel engine.
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It needs to be more hopeful on revenue, given its disastrous economic position, with directors quarrelling and shareholders vanishing in a puff ofwhitesmoke.
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At the end of the five days there will be puffs ofwhitesmoke, unless we have a recount.
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The delegates are locked away in negotiations for several days whilst the world outside waits impatiently for thewhitesmoke, a sign that a compromise has been reached.
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The web colors "white" and "whitesmoke" are achromatic colors.
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The next two planes escaped, but the fourth rapidly lost altitude in a stream ofwhitesmoketo explode behind the hills to the north.
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The phosphorus catches fire in the presence of air, and burns with a brilliant yellow flame, while producing copious amounts ofwhitesmoke(phosphorus pentoxide).
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Coarse black powder was the artillery propellant of the period, and produced dense clouds ofwhitesmokewhen fired from cannon.
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On the horizon is a steam train with a plume ofwhitesmokebillowing away from it.
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Secondly, their location would quickly be obvious because of the huge cloud ofwhitesmokehanging over them.
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In fact, if handled in open air it releaseswhitesmokeresulting from hydrolysis due to the moisture in the air.
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Witnesses sawwhitesmokebillowing from the aircraft before the right wing ripped off and the aircraft plunged into the ocean.
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While they're singing,whitesmokeis shown in front of lighted purple background.
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A spray ofwhitesmokeis emitted from the ceiling of the elevator rendering the occupant unconscious.
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Struck by grief, he absent-mindedly opens the box the princess had given him, from which bursts forth a cloud ofwhitesmoke.
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Later, passengers in car 4 observedwhitesmoke, which soon turned black and caused irritation.
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