BILLOW


Meaning of BILLOW in English

/ ˈbɪləʊ; NAmE -loʊ/ verb , noun

■ verb [ v ]

1.

( of a sail, skirt, etc. ) to fill with air and swell out :

The curtains billowed in the breeze.

2.

if smoke, cloud, etc. billows , it rises and moves in a large mass :

A great cloud of smoke billowed out of the chimney.

■ noun

[ usually pl. ] a moving mass or cloud of smoke, steam, etc. like a wave

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WORD ORIGIN

mid 16th cent.: from Old Norse bylgja .

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.