fumarole

noun

fu·​ma·​role ˈfyü-mə-ˌrōl 

: a hole in a volcanic region from which hot gases and vapors issue

fumarolic

ˌfyü-mə-ˈrō-lik 

adjective

Examples of fumarole in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Don’t Miss: Lassen Volcanic National Park for its steaming fumaroles, idyllic meadows, clear mountain lakes, and volcanoes. —Jenna Blough, Outside Online, 8 Apr. 2025

Gas vents, also known as fumaroles, are also activating around the volcano’s summit and Crater Peak vents, the latter being the location where the 1953 and the 1992 eruptions occurred. —Sam Walters, Discover Magazine, 17 Mar. 2025

For now, Yellowstone's mud pots will keep boiling, the hot springs will keep steaming, the geysers will keep spraying, the Earth will keep shaking and the fumaroles will keep venting. —Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, 1 Jan. 2025

Dive to find undersea treasures like the Champagne Reef, which explodes with tiny bubbles from active fumaroles (where hot volcanic gas is released). —Paul Rubio, AFAR Media, 23 Dec. 2024

Word History

Etymology

Italian fumarola, from Italian dialect (Neapolitan), from Late Latin fumariolum vent, from Latin fumarium smoke chamber for aging wine, from fumus

First Known Use

1811, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for fumarole

• amphibole
• asystole
• buttonhole
• casserole
• centriole
• decontrol
• glycerol
• metropole
• monopole
• multipole
• omeprazole
• oriole