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volcano

Definition

  • noun: a mountain with a hole in the top or side that sometimes sends out rocks, ash, lava, etc., in a sudden explosion (called an eruption)
  • noun: a vent in the crust of the earth or another planet or a moon from which usually molten or hot rock and steam issue

Examples

  • an active 'volcano' [=a volcano that could erupt at any time or that is erupting now]

  • a dormant 'volcano' [=a volcano that is not currently active]

  • an extinct 'volcano' [=a volcano that does not erupt anymore]

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) through this crack in the crust creating a chain of young volcanoes. This one, Erta Ale, is today the longest continually erupting volcano on the planet, a lake of lava that has been molten for over a hundred years. These same volcanic forces also created Ethiopia's highlands. million years ago (..)
    2006 TvShow: Planet Earth Title: Mountains Season: 1 Episode 2