Volcano
from
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
volcano
n 1: a fissure in the earth's crust (or in the surface of some
other planet) through which molten lava and gases erupt
[syn: {vent}, {volcano}]
2: a mountain formed by volcanic material
from
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Volcano \Vol*ca"no\, n.; pl. {Volcanoes}. [It. volcano, vulcano,
fr. L. Vulcanus Vulkan, the god of fire. See {Vulkan}.]
(Geol.)
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}.
[1913 Webster]
Note: Volcanoes include many of the most conspicuous and
lofty mountains of the earth, as Mt. Vesuvius in Italy
(4,000 ft. high), Mt. Loa in Hawaii (14,000 ft.),
Cotopaxi in South America (nearly 20,000 ft.), which
are examples of active volcanoes. The crater of a
volcano is usually a pit-shaped cavity, often of great
size. The summit crater of Mt. Loa has a maximum length
of 13,000 ft., and a depth of nearly 800 feet. Beside
the chief crater, a volcano may have a number of
subordinate craters.
[1913 Webster]
from
U.S. Gazetteer (1990)
Volcano, CA
Zip code(s): 95689
Volcano, HI (CDP, FIPS 72350)
Location: 19.49766 N, 155.23729 W
Population (1990): 1516 (887 housing units)
Area: 146.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 96785
from
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)
Volcano, HI -- U.S. Census Designated Place in Hawaii
Population (2000): 2231
Housing Units (2000): 1229
Land area (2000): 56.679805 sq. miles (146.800015 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 56.679805 sq. miles (146.800015 sq. km)
FIPS code: 72350
Located within: Hawaii (HI), FIPS 15
Location: 19.449831 N, 155.235493 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 96785
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Volcano, HI
Volcano
from
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
19 Moby Thesaurus words for "volcano":
belch, burst, cascade, debouchment, dissiliency, eructation,
eruption, flare-up, gush, jet, outbreak, outburst, rapids, rush,
spate, spew, spurt, torrent, volcan
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