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mistpouffer

mistpouffer noun: an unexplained sound, like a cannon or a sonic boom, heard in various waterfront communities.

Noun

mistpouffer (plural mistpouffers)

  1. (plural-normally) An unexplained sound, like a cannon or a sonic boom, heard in various waterfront communities.
    • The mysterious noises, mentioned to me by Mr. Clement Reid, which are heard on Dartmoor and in Scotland near the Highland Fault, are not perhaps exactly comparable with "Mistpouffers"[…]1896, Nature, volume 53, page 30
    • Mistpouffers are dull, distant explosive sounds heard around the coast of Europe all the way to Iceland.1977, William R. Corliss, Handbook of unusual natural phenomena, page 369

mistpouffer meaning in Tamil

mistpouffer in Tamil

பனிமூட்டமான வானிலை

Forms of mistpouffer

pluralmistpouffers

Questions about mistpouffer

What does mistpouffer mean?
Mistpouffer means an unexplained sound, like a cannon or a sonic boom, heard in various waterfront communities.
What is mistpouffer in Tamil?
Mistpouffer in Tamil is பனிமூட்டமான வானிலை. See Mistpouffer meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is mistpouffer?
Mistpouffer is a noun.
What is the plural of mistpouffer?
The plural of mistpouffer is mistpouffers.

Words near mistpouffer in the dictionary

  1. mistotals
  2. mistouch
  3. mistouched
  4. mistouches
  5. mistouching
  6. mistpouffer
  7. mistpouffers
  8. mistrace
  9. mistraced
  10. mistraces
  11. mistracing

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