Noun: volcano (volcanoes,volcanos) vól'key-now
- A fissure in the earth's crust (or in the surface of some other planet) through which molten lava and gases erupt
"Steam rose from the active vent on the volcano's slope"; "The dormant volcano hadn't erupted in centuries";
- vent
- A mountain formed by volcanic material
"Mount Vesuvius is an active volcano near Naples"
Derived forms: volcanoes, volcanos
Type of: cleft, crack, crevice, fissure, mount, mountain, scissure
Encyclopedia: Volcano, Italy