Vad betyder billow på svenska och vad är definitionen av billow?

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billow betydelse and definition

0 to spread over a large area, or (especially of things made of cloth) to become filled with air and appear to be larger:
- Smoke billowed (out) from the burning building.
- The sheets/shirts hanging on the line billowed in the breeze.
- We watched the boats with their billowing sails.
1 a large, moving mass of something, such as smoke or cloud, that spreads over a large area:
- billows of smoke
- Sophie stepped into the shower through a billow of steam.
- They were swept by the billows of that savage sea.
- The wind rushes over the rolling billows, and no ferryboat can cross in such weather.
2 to spread over a large area, or (esp. of items made of cloth) to become filled with air and appear to be larger:
- The building is draped in blue plastic sheeting that flaps and billows like a sail.
3 a large wave or any large, swelling mass:
- billows of smoke

The wind really blew, whipping up huge billows of dust and sand.
I flew up and came out on a beautiful clear world with blue sky and billows of clouds just under me.
People were whisked away as black billows of smoke rose overhead.
Amateur video purported the scene to have black smoke billowing into the sky, visible throughout the city.
They favor fluttering robes, draped gowns, and billowing trousers.
The stage was filled with steam billowing out of controlled machines.
He is known for his sense of silhouette, pairing highwaisted skinny pants with a voluminous blouson, or a tightly cut wool jumpsuit with billowing sleeves.
On the horizon is a steam train with a plume of white smoke billowing away from it.