The volcano last erupted 25 years ago.
after months of tension the roommates' living situation was a volcano
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Lava erupting from the Erta Ale volcano in the Afar region of Ethiopia.—Ian Randall, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 June 2025 Even with the uncertainty of war, Stanton noted there are bigger worries for air carriers, like volcanoes.—Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 21 June 2025 Open weekends and holidays from spring through fall, the market has rows of food stalls with more than 600 dishes, including ramen donuts, mochi cheesecake, volcano ribs, and sushi tacos.—Taryn White, Forbes.com, 20 June 2025 Lyell answers by proposing that large climatic changes arise when volcanoes and earthquakes alter the distribution of land and sea.—Lewis Hyde, Harpers Magazine, 18 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for volcano
Word History
Etymology
Italian or Spanish; Italian vulcano, from Spanish volcán, ultimately from Latin Volcanus Vulcan
: a vent in the earth's crust from which melted or hot rock and steam come out
also: a hill or mountain composed entirely or in part of the material thrown out
Etymology
from Italian or Spanish; Italian vulcano "volcano," from Spanish vulcán, from Latin Volcanus, Vulcanus "Vulcan (Roman god of fire)"
Word Origin
The ancient Greeks and Romans had many gods and goddesses. Each of these deities was in charge of a special kind of work or an aspect of nature. Many of the happenings in nature were explained in myth as the actions of one or more of these gods or goddesses. The Roman god of fire was known as Vulcanus in Latin (Vulcan in English). He was thought to live inside Mount Etna, a volcano on the island of Sicily. Vulcan was a giant who worked as a blacksmith, forging the thunderbolts for Jupiter, king of the gods. The smoke and occasional fiery rocks and lava that came from Mount Etna were thought to be from Vulcan's forge. That is how his name came to be applied to a mountain that sometimes spews forth fire and smoke.
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