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
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
On a helicopter flight through the sea mountain range, I came across this white cloud cover, which resulted in this magnificent image that resembles the head of a dinosaur.
From BBC • Sep. 30, 2021
Foie gras and cream are blended into a ganache, set on crushed hazelnuts and dolloped with a white cloud, fiery with Fever-Tree ginger ale, that lasts little longer than it takes to read this sentence.
From Washington Post • Aug. 27, 2019
I saw a billowing white cloud enter the backyard, like an angel of death.
From "Tangerine" by Edward Bloor
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