smokecloud
Airborne combustion veil
A smokecloud is a mass of smoke suspended in the air, whether from fire, explosion, or deliberate release.
The term appears in military contexts for smoke used as concealment, and in descriptions of pollution or volcanic activity: A smokecloud hung over the burning factory.
Sometimes spelled as two words.
Ornamental feather or rising column
- billowSwell outward with air
- exhaustUse up entirely
- fumesAirborne chemical irritants
- sootCarbon from incomplete burning
ash · embers · chimney · wildfire · bonfire · smolder · char · conflagration
Gaseous form of liquid
- condensationVapor turning to liquid
- atmosphereGaseous layer around planets
- humidityMoisture in atmosphere
- weatherAtmospheric state outdoors
drift · dispersion · wind · updraft · thermal · layer · stratification · hang
Murky atmospheric suspension
- murkThick atmospheric darkness
- veilFabric that obscures
- shroudBurial cloth or covering
- fogLow-lying cloud cover
mist · blur · screen · blanket · pall · cover · dim · shadow
Sunlight-activated urban pollution
- particulatesMinute airborne solids or droplets
- emissionsSubstances released into air
- toxinsHarmful biological substances
- exhaustUse up entirely
industrial · sulfur dioxide · nitrogen oxides · air quality · carcinogens · respiratory · fossil fuels · factory
Sudden bright burst
- beaconGuiding light source
- warningAlert about danger
- distressSevere anxiety or suffering
- communicationExchanging ideas or information
pyrotechnics · alert · military · battlefield · artillery · mortar · naval · maritime
plume
Ornamental feather or rising column
soot · ash · embers · chimney · wildfire · bonfire · smolder · char · conflagration · inferno
vapor
Gaseous form of liquid
- condensationVapor turning to liquid
- atmosphereGaseous layer around planets
- humidityMoisture in atmosphere
weather · drift · dispersion · wind · updraft · thermal · layer · stratification · hang · linger
haze
Murky atmospheric suspension
fog · mist · blur · screen · blanket · pall · cover · dim · shadow · cloak
smog
Sunlight-activated urban pollution
- particulatesMinute airborne solids or droplets
- emissionsSubstances released into air
- toxinsHarmful biological substances
exhaust · industrial · sulfur dioxide · nitrogen oxides · air quality · carcinogens · respiratory · fossil fuels · factory · smokestack
flare
Sudden bright burst
communication · pyrotechnics · alert · military · battlefield · artillery · mortar · naval · maritime · rescue
smokecloudclear sky
Atmosphere without clouds
visibility · blue sky · open air · transparency · unobstructed view
smokecloudfresh air
Unenclosed outdoor atmosphere
clean air · pure air · oxygen · mountain air · unpolluted air
smoke, cloud, smokes, smoked, smoking, smoker, smokers, smokeless, smoky