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billow

[bil-oh] / ˈbɪl oʊ /




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The region's oil export terminals have been hit several times in recent weeks, triggering massive fires that billow plumes of toxic black smoke into the atmosphere.

From Barron's • May 3, 2026

And the roof, in turn, seems to billow from the chapel’s main tower, a white, silo-like mass.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026

On the morning of Sept. 11, 2001, I was in northern New Jersey, and watched the smoke billow from the World Trade Center.

From Slate • Oct. 29, 2025

Smoke is continuing to billow from the Solong, but Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander said both ships were expected to remain afloat.

From BBC • Mar. 11, 2025

We couldn't turn and go back because now the ice behind us had started to billow.

From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell




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