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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(usually in the plural) An unexplained sound, like a cannon or a sonic boom, heard in various waterfront communities..
The mysterious noises, mentioned to me by Mr. Clement Reid, which are heard on Dartmoor and in Scotland near the Highland Fault, are not perhaps exactly comparable with "Mistpouffers"[…]
Mistpouffers are dull, distant explosive sounds heard around the coast of Europe all the way to Iceland.
In addition to detonating minerals, more usual mistpouffer explanations range from great pockets of volatile gasses bubbling up from the sea bed and spontaneously igniting at the surface, to meteors[…]
Use mistpouffer when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Mistpouffer means (usually in the plural) An unexplained sound, like a cannon or a sonic boom, heard in various waterfront communities..
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The mysterious noises, mentioned to me by Mr. Clement Reid, which are heard on Dartmoor and in Scotland near the Highland Fault, are not perhaps exactly comparable with "Mistpouffers"[…]
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