volcano

Volcano on an island (Stromboli)

Meanings

Noun

  • A 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.
  • A kind of firework producing an upward plume of sparks.

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Origin

  • From Italian vulcano and French volcan, from Latin Vulcanus. bolcane.

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