Definition of the term 'nuclear column ' per official documentation of the United States Department of Defense.
nuclear column
(*) A hollow cylinder of water and spray thrown up from an underwater burst of a nuclear weapon, through which the hot, high-pressure gases formed in the explosion are vented to the atmosphere. A somewhat similar column of dirt is formed in an underground explosion. (US DoD)
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