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

For scuba divers who prefer to spend their time under the sea, there are plenty of tour operators to take you diving among the reefs and to see bubbling fumaroles. —Jamie Ditaranto, Travel + Leisure, 4 Sep. 2023

In this part of the world, many volcanoes have active fumaroles (gas vents) that release sulfur and their summits can be covered with sulfur deposits that came from all these hot, acidic volcanic gases rising through the volcano. —Erik Klemetti, Discover Magazine, 27 June 2023

The yellow crust around steam vents (known as fumaroles) is evidence of sulfur crystallising out of gases and liquids at these volcanoes. —Erik Klemetti, Discover Magazine, 27 June 2023

Over 500 earthquakes were recorded under the volcano between February 22-23 and with an accompanying increase in fumarole emissions (steam and volcanic gases) from the summit (see above), Ingemmet chose to raise the alert status at Sabancaya to Orange. —Erik Klemetti, Discover Magazine, 27 Feb. 2013

The terrain is dramatic and varied — volcanic crater lakes, lush forests, fumaroles, waterfalls, black-sand beaches, and azure waves define the breathtaking landscape. —Lindsay Cohn, Travel + Leisure, 11 Apr. 2023

The system boasts some 10,000 geothermal features, including steam vents (fumaroles), mud pots, and travertine terraces (chalky white rock), as well as geysers and hot springs. —Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 10 Mar. 2023

Sundbaum fell 15 feet into a fumarole. —Lauren M. Johnson, CNN, 8 Dec. 2020

The only signal could be increasing temperature of fumarole and crater lakes as the crater vent area heats up -- but that might not even be necessary. —Erik Klemetti, Discover Magazine, 28 Sep. 2014

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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