a column of smoke

  • 1column of smoke — line of smoke rising into the sky …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 2smoke signal — ► NOUN ▪ a column of smoke used to convey a message to a distant person …

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  • 3column — 01. He writes a regular newspaper [column] on political issues. 02. The house has a large porch with huge [columns] on either side. 03. A thin [column] of smoke could be seen rising from the campsite. 04. She writes a cooking [column] for a… …

    Grammatical examples in English

  • 4smoke — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English smoca; akin to Old English smēocan to emit smoke, Middle High German smouch smoke, and probably to Greek smychein to smolder Date: before 12th century 1. a. the gaseous products of burning… …

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  • 5Smoke signal — The smoke signal is one of the oldest forms of communication in recorded history. It is a form of visual communication used over long distance.In Ancient China, soldiers stationed along the Great Wall would alert each other of impending enemy… …

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  • 6smoke — /smoʊk / (say smohk) noun 1. the visible exhalation given off by a burning or smouldering substance, especially the grey, brown, or blackish mixture of gases and suspended carbon particles resulting from the combustion of wood, peat, coal, or… …

  • 7column — col|umn W2S2 [ˈkɔləm US ˈka: ] n [Date: 1400 1500; : Old French; Origin: colomne, from Latin columna, from columen top ] 1.) a tall solid upright stone post used to support a building or as a decoration 2.) a line of numbers or words written… …

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  • 8column — [[t]kɒ̱ləm[/t]] ♦♦♦ columns 1) N COUNT A column is a tall, often decorated cylinder of stone which is built to honour someone or forms part of a building. ...a London landmark, Nelson s Column in Trafalgar Square. Syn: pillar 2) N COUNT: usu N of …

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  • 9column — columned /kol euhmd/, columnated /kol euhm nay tid/, adj. /kol euhm/, n. 1. Archit. a. a rigid, relatively slender, upright support, composed of relatively few pieces. b. a decorative pillar, most often composed of stone and typically having a… …

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  • 10column — noun (C) 1 a tall, solid, upright, stone post used to support a building or as a decoration: a graceful Ionic column 2 a long moving line of people or things: A long, winding column of soldiers marched through the streets. 3 one of two or more… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English