Plumelike

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Resembling or characteristic of a plume.

    "Earlier Sunday, park officials had closed off the paved walkway and a series of interlocking gates that led to viewing stations at Thunder Hole, an inlet with a submerged cave that is known to produce booming, plumelike waves."

Adjective
  1. 1
    resembling a plume wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
featheredplumoseplumy

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"Earlier Sunday, park officials had closed off the paved walkway and a series of interlocking gates that led to viewing stations at Thunder Hole, an inlet with a submerged cave that is known to produce booming, plumelike waves."

Etymology

From plume + -like.

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