KRAKATOA

Meaning of KRAKATOA in English

Krakatoa BrE AmE ( also Krakatua )

a mountain that is an active ↑ volcano in the Sunda Strait near Indonesia. In 1883 it ↑ erupt ed and caused the deaths of 36,000 people.

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KRAKATOA — geographical name see: Krakatau
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
KRAKATOA — or Krakatau Island volcano in the centre of the Sunda Strait , between Java and Sumatra , Indonesia. Its eruption …
Английский словарь Британика
KRAKATOA — see Krakatau
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
KRAKATOA — Bahasa Indonesia Krakatau volcano on Pulau (island) Rakata in the Sunda Strait between Java and Sumatra, Indonesia. Its eruption in …
Britannica English vocabulary
KRAKATOA — Krakatoa BrE AmE ˌkræk ə ˈtəʊ ə ˌkrɑːk- AmE \ -ˈtoʊ ə
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
KRAKATOA — or Krakatau Island volcano in the centre of the Sunda Strait , between Java and Sumatra , Indonesia. Its eruption …
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KRAKATOA — Krakatoa
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
KRAKATOA — Krakatoa
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
KRAKATOA — Кракатау
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
KRAKATOA — Krakatoa
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
KRAKATOA — Krakatoa
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
KRAKATOA WINDS — layer of winds that encircle the Earth in the lower stratosphere, at altitudes from 20 to 40 kilometres (about 12 …
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KRAKATAU — or Krakatoa geographical name island & volcano Indonesia between Sumatra & Java
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
SUNDA STRAIT — Channel between the islands of Java and Sumatra . It is 16–70 mi (26–110 km) wide and links the Java …
Английский словарь Британика
INDONESIA — officially Republic of Indonesia formerly Netherlands Indies Archipelago country, located off the coast of mainland Southeast Asia . It comprises …
Английский словарь Британика
BANTAM — Former city and sultanate, Java . It was located at the western end of Java between the Java Sea and …
Английский словарь Британика
KRAKATAU — /krak'euh tow", krah'keuh-/ , n. a volcano and small island in Indonesia, between Java and Sumatra: violent eruption 1883. Also, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BISHOP'S RING — Meteorol. a reddish-brown corona occasionally seen around the sun, caused by volcanic dust in the atmosphere. [ after Sereno E. …
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TSUNAMI — also called Seismic Sea Wave, or Tidal Wave, catastrophic ocean wave, usually caused by a submarine earthquake occurring less than …
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PUMICE — a very porous, frothlike volcanic glass that has long been used as an abrasive in cleaning, polishing, and scouring compounds. …
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DU BOIS, WILLIAM PNE — born May 9, 1916, Nutley, N.J., U.S. died Feb. 5, 1993, Nice, France in full William Pne Sherman du Bois …
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ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION — large-scale wind systems arranged in several eastwest belts that encircle the Earth. In the subtropical high-pressure belts near latitudes 30 …
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ANDESITE — any member of a large family of rocks that occur in most of the world's volcanic areas. Andesites occur mainly …
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UJUNG-KULON NATIONAL PARK — English Point Kulon National Park national park on the island of Java, in Jawa Barat provinsi (province), Indonesia. It is …
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SUNDA STRAIT — Indonesian Selat Sunda channel, 1670 miles (26110 km) wide, between the islands of Java (east) and Sumatra, that links the …
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PATTERN — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a pattern of behaviour ▪ Different patterns of behaviour exist in different cultures. changing …
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NORTHERN — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a southern/northern accent ▪ He spoke with a lovely soft southern accent. northern hemisphere Northern …
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LETHAL
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HEMISPHERE — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES northern hemisphere southern hemisphere COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE cerebral ▪ These neutrons are setting …
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