Volcano Meaning
/vɒlˈkeɪ.nəʊ/Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounA vent or fissure on the surface of a planet (usually in a mountainous form) with a magma chamber attached to the mantle of a planet or moon, periodically erupting forth lava and volcanic gases onto the surface.
nounA kind of firework producing an upward plume of sparks.
Sentence Examples
The volcano shoots out flames and lava.
Famine followed upon the eruption of the volcano.
The volcano could erupt at any time.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The massive ____ erupted, sending ash and smoke high into the sky.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The researchers monitored the active ____ to see if there were any signs that it might erupt soon today.
Word Origin & History
From Italian vulcano, from Vulcano (“a small volcanic island in the Tyrrhenian Sea”), from Latin Vulcānus (“Vulcan, the Roman god of fire and metalworking”). Doublet of bolcane and Vulcan.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"She shrank back, the words volcanoed, words that stabbed again, and yet again"
— 1951, Phyllis Hambledon, Nobody's Child:
"Startled, you look up at the horizon just in time to see a gigantic plume of ash and dust volcanoing up into the sky and spreading out to form a gigantic cloud that will persist for days, weeks, perhaps years."
— 2012, George Pratt, Peter Lambrou, John David Mann, Code to Joy: The Four-Step Solution to Unlocking Your Natural State of Happiness:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The massive ____ erupted, sending ash and smoke high into the sky.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The researchers monitored the active ____ to see if there were any signs that it might erupt soon today.