billow
noun
a great wave or surge of the sea.
Example Sentences
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"Climate, changed," is the Observer's pithy headline, describing it as "the burning issue" overlaying smoke billowing from mountainside fires in Powys, Wales.
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
Columns of thick black smoke were still billowing into the sky from one of the factories hours after the hit, an AFP reporter saw.
From Barron's ● Jul. 24, 2026
Videos published by state media showed plumes of smoke billowing from the factory on Thursday, as firetrucks sprayed the building with water.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
But levels of fine particulate matter spiked sharply during the main show, leaving people watching from the south with an obscured view as smoke came billowing their way.
From Barron's ● Jul. 6, 2026
But all she saw was a delicate blossom of fire from the district of the anchor, and fronds of smoke billowing in slow motion.
From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor
