volcano

A mountain or hill with a crater or vent through which lava, rock fragments, hot vapor, and gas are or have been erupted from the earth's crust.

• 🇪🇸Montaña o colina con un cráter o conducto por el que salen o han salido desde el interior de la Tierra lava, fragmentos de roca, vapores calientes y gases, ya sea en erupción o en estado latente.

1. Geological formation A2 formal scientific

   A mountain or hill with a crater or vent through which lava, rock fragments, hot vapor, and gas are or have been erupted from the earth's crust.

   • Mount Vesuvius is a famous active volcano in Italy.
   • The volcano erupted violently, sending ash high into the sky.
   • Scientists monitor volcanoes to predict future eruptions.

   🇪🇸Volcán (formación geológica)

2. Eruption event B1 formal scientific

   The act or process of a volcano ejecting lava, ash, and gases.

   • The volcano's last eruption destroyed several nearby villages.
   • Lava flows from the volcano cooled into solid rock.
   • The volcano has been dormant for over a century.

   🇪🇸Erupción volcánica

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