Volcano
[vɒl'keɪnəʊ] or [vɑl'keno]
Definition
(n.) A mountain or hill, usually more or less conical in form, from which lava, cinders, steam, sulphur gases, and the like, are ejected; -- often popularly called a burning mountain.
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Definition
n. a more or less conical hill or mountain usually truncated and communicating with the interior of the earth by a pipe or funnel through which issue hot vapours and gases and frequently loose fragmentary materials and streams of molten rock: a form of firework.—adj. Volcan′ic pertaining to produced or affected by a volcano.—adv. Volcan′ically.—n. Volcanisā′tion.—v.t. Vol′canise to subject to the action of volcanic heat.—ns. Vol′canism Volcanic′ity phenomena connected with volcanoes; Vol′canist a student of volcanic phenomena; Volcan′ity state of being volcanic; Volcā′noism (rare) violent eruptiveness.—adj. Volcanolog′ical.—n. Volcanol′ogy.—Volcanic rocks those formed by volcanic agency.
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Unserious Contents or Definition
To see a volcano in your dreams, signifies that you will be in violent disputes, which threaten your reputation as a fair dealing and honest citizen. For a young woman, it means that her selfishness and greed will lead her into intricate adventures.
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Examples
- Melnos is an extinct volcano, and this is the crater. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- She told no one, but concocted a 'thrilling tale', and boldly carried it herself to Mr. Dashwood, editor of the Weekly Volcano. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- Thus the pass will be closed up, sealing the pirates up in the crater, so if the volcano does burst out, they will be blown to pieces. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- The volcano was now spouting fire furiously, and by the glare they were able to see the entrance of the breakwater. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- The volcano! Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- An explosion of a smouldering volcano long suppressed, was the result of an internal contest more easily conceived than described. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- And the volcano! Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- So I thought, if the volcano had kept quiet since the days of Pericles, it would surely keep quiet for the next thousand years. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- Certainly as a last resource they can close up the pass, said Crispin thoughtfully; but that would leave them at the mercy of the volcano. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- I am sure I don't know how long we will be safe with this volcano. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- Let the volcanos alone. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- It's late now for the volcanos. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- You can't trust volcanoes, sir. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- Do you intend Tamburlaine to represent earthquakes and volcanoes? George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- That is right; I do not wish any one to be frightened unnecessarily, and you will think of neither war nor volcanoes in a few days. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- Yes; but volcanoes are delicate things to deal with. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- On the same day the volcanoes of South America were active. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- The volcanoes are spiracles o r safety-valves, and are widely distributed on the surface of the earth. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- Your new Athens has other things to fear besides volcanoes. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- At the same time the book contains interesting conjectures in reference to the relati on of earthquakes and volcanoes, and to the fact that comets travel in fixed orbits. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
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