FUMAROLE


Meaning of FUMAROLE in English

/ ˈfjuːmərəʊl; NAmE -roʊl/ noun

( geology ) an opening in or near a volcano through which hot gases escape

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WORD ORIGIN

early 19th cent.: from obsolete Italian fumaruolo , from late Latin fumariolum vent, hole for smoke, a diminutive based on Latin fumus smoke.

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