white cloud
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of white cloud
By ellipsis from White Cloud Mountain fish, after a hill of the same name ( Chinese Bǎiyún shān ), NE of Canton, China, where the fish was discovered in 1932
Example Sentences
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Another sprayed a fire extinguisher, sending up a white cloud.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 13, 2026
They dropped water and he saw a white cloud of steam which sent embers flying everywhere.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 9, 2025
Albert Park looks resplendent under big blue autumn skies, punctuated by the odd fluffy white cloud.
From BBC ● Mar. 23, 2024
Longtime Freeport resident Gwendolyn Jones, 63, said she was about a mile or two from the facility when she saw a white cloud hovering over it after the fire.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 9, 2022
He could see smoke ahead, a long white cloud, low, like fog, on the horizon.
From "The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War" by Michael Shaara
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