caldera
noun
kȯl-, -ˈdir-
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Definition of caldera
: 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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Once a gigantic volcano, the Ngorongoro Crater in northern Tanzania is now the largest intact caldera in the world. — Town & Country, "These Are the 83 Top Hotels Around the World," 6 Oct. 2016 Yellowstone, it should be noted, isn't the only caldera in the United States. — Anchorage Daily News, "The Yellowstone supervolcano is a disaster waiting to happen," 20 Apr. 2018 At 16 miles high and with a 50-mile-wide caldera, Olympus Mons on Mars rises above and sticks out from a massive dust storm that has made the rest of the planet pretty bland. — Richard Tribou, OrlandoSentinel.com, "Giant mountain on Mars rises above massive dust storm," 5 July 2018 Kilauea consists of a summit caldera, Halema‘uma‘u, from which regions of fractured rock and erupted lava, called radial rift zones, extend to the southwest and east. — Wendell Duffield, Scientific American, "How Kilauea’s Lava Invades Neighborhoods," 8 May 2018 While the volcano is still active, with the walls and floor of the Halemaʻumaʻu Crater (located within the summit caldera of Kilauea) collapsing, there is some good news. — Temi Adebowale, Popular Mechanics, "Dramatic Video Shows What the Kilauea Volcano Has Done to Hawaii's Coastline," 15 June 2018 Located in the Oia Village, the Hector Cave House is a hidden oasis literally carved into the caldera cliff. — Danielle Tullo, House Beautiful, "Found: The Beach Getaway You've So Desperately Needed," 11 June 2018 The caldera lookout at Jaggar Museum is often crowded around sunset, says Traveler writer Jordi Lippe-McGraw, but since the national park is open 24 hours, the secret is to go for sunrise. — Meredith Carey, Condé Nast Traveler, "Flight Deal: Mainland U.S. to Hawaii from $460 Round-Trip," 19 Feb. 2018 Nearly three million years old, the ancient caldera shelters one of the most beautiful wildlife havens on earth. — Town & Country, "These Are the 83 Top Hotels Around the World," 6 Oct. 2016These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'caldera.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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