CALDERA


Meaning of CALDERA in English

/ kɒlˈdeərə; NAmE -ˈdɪərə; kɔːlˈderə; -ˈdɪrə/ noun

( technical ) a very large hole in the top of a volcano , usually caused by an eruption

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WORD ORIGIN

late 17th cent.: from Spanish , from late Latin caldaria boiling pot.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.