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.

• 🇫🇷Montagne ou colline comportant un cratère ou une cheminée par lesquels de la lave, des débris rocheux, des vapeurs chaudes et des gaz s'échappent ou se sont échappés de la croûte terrestre.

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.

   🇫🇷Volcan (formation géologique)

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.

   🇫🇷éruption volcanique

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