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Noun: volcano (volcanoes,volcanos)  vól'key-now
  1. A fissure in the earth's crust (or in the surface of some other planet) through which molten lava and gases erupt
    - vent
     
  2. A mountain formed by volcanic material

Derived forms: volcanos, volcanoes

Type of: cleft, crack, crevice, fissure, mount, mountain, scissure

Encyclopedia: Volcano, Italy

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