black smokes

A form of black smoke — Black-colored smoke serving as an announcement to the outside world that no Pope has been elected yet.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of black smoke
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APA

black smokes. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/black%20smokes

MLA

“black smokes.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/black%20smokes. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “black smokes,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/black%20smokes.

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