volcano

/vɑlˈkeɪ·noʊ/, /vɔl-/ n [C] (plural volcanoes or volcanos)

Definition

› a mountain made from burned materials that may throw out hot rocks and lava (= hot liquid rock) from a hole in its top volcanic

/vɑlˈkæn·ɪk/, /vɔl-/ adj [not gradable] › volcanic ash/rock

(Definition of volcano n from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

real or true

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