Meaning & use
plume
A large feather, or a column of smoke, dust, or vapor rising into the air.
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A plume of black smoke rose from the factory after the explosion.
The dancer's costume featured a bright plume of feathers on her headpiece.
A note on using this word
The 'smoke plume' sense is now at least as common as the literal feather sense, especially in news and scientific writing.
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