volcano

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vol‧ca‧no /vɒlˈkeɪnəʊ $ vɑːlˈkeɪnoʊ/ BrE AmE noun (plural volcanoes or volcanos) [countable]
[Date: 1600-1700; Language: Italian; Origin: vulcano, from Latin Vulcanus 'Vulcan']
a mountain with a large hole at the top, through which ↑lava (=very hot liquid rock) is sometimes forced out:
Pompei was destroyed when the volcano erupted in 79 AD.
active volcano (=one that may explode at any time)
dormant volcano (=one that is not active at the moment)
extinct volcano (=one that is no longer active at all)
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COLLOCATIONS
verbs
▪ a volcano erupts (=it sends smoke, fire, and rock into the sky) The volcano last erupted 50 years ago.
adjectives
▪ active (=it may erupt at any time) Mount Etna is still an active volcano.
▪ dormant (=it has not erupted for a long time) Volcanoes can remain dormant for hundreds of years.
▪ extinct (=it does not erupt any more) The lake is at the foot of an extinct volcano.
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THESAURUS
▪ mountain a very high hill: the highest mountain in Austria
▪ hill an area of land that is higher than the land around it, which is like a mountain but smaller and usually has a rounded top: We went for a walk in the hills. | The house is surrounded by woods, farmland and gentle hills.
▪ Mount (also Mt written abbreviation) used in the names of mountains. Don’t say ‘Fuji Mountain’ – say ‘Mount Fuji’: Mount Everest
▪ cliff the steep side of an area of land, often next to the sea: the white cliffs of Dover
▪ precipice especially literary a very steep and dangerous cliff: They were standing on the edge of a precipice.
▪ crag a high steep rock or mountain: An eagle sailed over the high crags.
▪ ridge a long narrow area of high ground, especially at the top of a mountain: I could see a group of climbers high up on a ridge.
▪ knoll a small round hill: a grassy knoll
▪ volcano a mountain with a large hole at the top, through which ↑lava (=hot liquid rock) is sometimes forced out: the eruption of a volcano
▪ summit the very highest point of a mountain: the summit of Mt Everest
▪ peak especially literary the top of a mountain: the snow-covered peaks of the Himalayas | a distant peak
▪ range/chain a group of mountains or hills arranged in a line: the mountain range that is part of the border between Norway and Sweden
▪ foothills a group of smaller hills below a range of high mountains: the Sierra foothills

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volcano
A volcano is a mountainous vent in the Earth's crust. When a volcano erupts, it spews out lava, ashes, and hot gases from deep inside the Earth.

◎	[vɔl'keinou]
※	danh từ, số nhiều volcanoes
	■	núi lửa
		☆	active volcano
			núi lửa đang hoạt động
		☆	dormant volcano
			núi lửa nằm im
		☆	extinct volcano
			núi lửa đã tắt