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Definition of volcano noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

volcano

noun

NAmE//vɑlˈkeɪnoʊ//

, NAmE//vɔlˈkeɪnoʊ//

(pl. volcanoes or volcanos)

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a mountain with a large opening at the top through which gases and lava (= hot liquid rock) are forced out into the air, or have been in the past An active volcano may erupt at any time. a dormant volcano (= one that is not active at present) an extinct volcano (= one that is no longer active)

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