Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, January 13, 2011 at 7:30pm.
In what context? The word has several meanings.
A plume of hot magma rises from deep within the mantle pushing up the crust and causing pressure forcing the continent to break and separate.
http://www.answers.com/plume
Go here and read the several definitions for this word. All the definitions have something in common, which you should have no trouble applying to this sentence.
Close your eyes and imagine a whole bunch of smoke rising up from a hole or crack in the ground. Now apply that image to the sentence above. Instead of smoke, what should you imagine?
That makes perfect sense now, thanks Writeacher, I followed the example you gave me and it helped a lot, thank you.
You're welcome!
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