plumelike

English

Etymology

plume +‎ -like

Adjective

plumelike (comparative more plumelike, superlative most plumelike)

  1. Resembling a plume or some aspect of one.
    • 2009 August 25, Liz Robbins, “Victims of Giant Wave at Maine Park Are Identified”, in New York Times‎:
      Earlier Sunday, park officials had closed off the paved walkway and a series of interlocking gates that led to viewing stations at Thunder Hole, an inlet with a submerged cave that is known to produce booming, plumelike waves.
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