fumarole

Definitions


[ˈfjuːmərəʊl], (Noun)

Definitions:
- an opening in or near a volcano, through which hot sulphurous gases emerge


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Origin:
early 19th century: from obsolete Italian fumaruolo, from late Latin fumariolum ‘vent, hole for smoke’, a diminutive based on Latin fumus ‘smoke’




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