Paricutín

American  

[pah-ree-koo-teen] / pɑˌri kuˈtin /

noun

1. a volcano in W central Mexico: formed by an eruption 1943–52. 8,200 feet (2,500 meters).

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Paricutín British  

/ parikuˈtin /

noun

1. a volcano in W central Mexico, in Michoacán state, formed in 1943 after a week of earth tremors; grew to a height of 2500 m (8200 ft) in a year and buried the village of Paricutín

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Example Sentences

More likely, Paricutin gets its lava from a smaller "local chamber" of molten basalt which gnawed its way toward the surface until it finally broke through.

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If the underground lava supply is large enough and active enough, Paricutin may grow as tall as 17,876-ft.

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In the morning he took a 2�-hour jaunt in the Sacred Cow, peered down from 13,000 feet at smoking Paricutin volcano.

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So far, geologists know little about the underground conditions responsible for Paricutin.

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Paricutin, the new volcano which erupted from a cornfield, has grown to a mountain some 1,500 feet high and shows no signs of weakening.

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