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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It starts off as a cute little white cloud -- a cumulus cloud, which is formed because water vapour has turned into tiny droplets.
From Barron's ● Jul. 27, 2026
Another sprayed a fire extinguisher, sending up a white cloud.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 13, 2026
Pictures shared with the BBC showed a white cloud in a mushroom shape hanging above the second of two plants in the area, known as Heysham 2.
From BBC ● Jan. 15, 2025
They dropped water and he saw a white cloud of steam which sent embers flying everywhere.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 9, 2025
He couldn’t think or make his thought patterns begin to work: just swirling and the white cloud and the water on him, tons of water on him and he went under again.
From "The Voyage Of The Frog" by Gary Paulsen
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