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pillaring

pillaring noun: the rapid rising of smoke clouds due to heat generated by burning munitions or existing convection currents. Also the present participle and gerund of pillar.

Noun

pillaring (uncountable)

  1. The rapid rising of smoke clouds due to heat generated by burning munitions or existing convection currents.

Also used as

pillaring is also the present participle and gerund of pillar.

Questions about pillaring

What does pillaring mean?
Pillaring means the rapid rising of smoke clouds due to heat generated by burning munitions or existing convection currents.
What part of speech is pillaring?
Pillaring is a noun.

Words near pillaring in the dictionary

  1. pillarboxes
  2. pillarboxing
  3. pillared
  4. pillaret
  5. pillarets
  6. pillaring
  7. pillarisation
  8. pillarise
  9. pillarised
  10. pillarises
  11. pillarising

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