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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
billow/ˈbɪləʊ/

▶noun

1 a large undulating mass of cloud, smoke, or steam.

2 archaic a large sea wave.

▶verb (of fabric) fill with air and swell outwards.

■ (of smoke, cloud, or steam) move or flow outward with an undulating motion.

– derivatives
billowy adjective.

– origin C16: from ON bylgja.

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