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caldera


Main Entry: cal·de·ra
Pronunciation: \kal-ˈder-ə, kl-, -ˈdir-\
Function: noun
Etymology: Spanish, literally, caldron, from Late Latin caldaria — more at cauldron
Date: 1691

: a volcanic crater that has a diameter many times that of the vent and is formed by collapse of the central part of a volcano or by explosions of extraordinary violence


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