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volcano (oh)



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[Date: 1600-1700; Language: Italian; Origin: vulcano, from Latin Vulcanus 'Vulcan']
a mountain with a large hole at the top, through which lava (=very hot liquid rock) is sometimes forced out
::Pompeii was destroyed when the volcano erupted in 79AD.
active volcano
(=one that may explode at any time)
dormant volcano
(=one that is not active at the moment)
extinct volcano
(=one that is no longer active at all)