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- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
volcano \volca"no\, n.; pl. volcanoes. it. volcano, vulcano,
fr. l. vulcanus vulkan, the god of fire. see vulkan.
geol.
a mountain or hill, usually more or less conical in form,
from which lava, cinders, steam, sulphur gases, and the like,
are ejected; -- often popularly called a burning mountain.
1913 webster
note: volcanoes include many of the most conspicuous and
lofty mountains of the earth, as mt. vesuvius in italy
4,000 ft. high, mt. loa in hawaii 14,000 ft.,
cotopaxi in south america nearly 20,000 ft., which
are examples of active volcanoes. the crater of a
volcano is usually a pit-shaped cavity, often of great
size. the summit crater of mt. loa has a maximum length
of 13,000 ft., and a depth of nearly 800 feet. beside
the chief crater, a volcano may have a number of
subordinate craters.
1913 webster
see also:
volcanoes vulkan burning mountain
- [2] : WordNet (r) 2.0
volcano
n 1: a fissure in the earth's crust or in the surface of some
other planet through which molten lava and gases erupt
syn: vent
2: a mountain formed by volcanic material
also: volcanoes pl
see also:
vent volcanoes
- [3] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
19 moby thesaurus words for "volcano":
belch, burst, cascade, debouchment, dissiliency, eructation,
eruption, flare-up, gush, jet, outbreak, outburst, rapids, rush,
spate, spew, spurt, torrent, volcan
- [4] : U.S. Gazetteer (1990)
volcano, ca
zip codes: 95689
volcano, hi cdp, fips 72350
location: 19.49766 n, 155.23729 w
population 1990: 1516 887 housing units
area: 146.8 sq km land, 0.0 sq km water
zip codes: 96785
- [5] : U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)
volcano, hi -- u.s. census designated place in hawaii
population 2000: 2231
housing units 2000: 1229
land area 2000: 56.679805 sq. miles 146.800015 sq. km
water area 2000: 0.000000 sq. miles 0.000000 sq. km
total area 2000: 56.679805 sq. miles 146.800015 sq. km
fips code: 72350
located within: hawaii hi, fips 15
location: 19.449831 n, 155.235493 w
zip codes 1990: 96785
note: some zip codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
headwords:
volcano, hi
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