solfatara
a fumarole that gives off only sulfurous gases.
Origin of solfatara
1Other words from solfatara
- sol·fa·ta·ric, adjective
Words Nearby solfatara
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How to use solfatara in a sentence
On our way back we visited solfatara, the celebrated crater plain, about 1000 feet in length by 800 in breadth, skirted by hills.
A Visit to the Holy Land, Egypt, and Italy | Ida PfeifferWhen the ground was struck with a stick, it gave forth a hollow rumbling sound like at solfatara.
A Visit to the Holy Land, Egypt, and Italy | Ida PfeifferA walk up a boulder-strewn slope reaches the old crater, or solfatara, almost surrounded by steep walls of rock.
Through the Malay Archipelago | Emily RichingsThe whole of the solfatara crater has been enclosed for the purpose of manufacturing alum from its soil.
Roman Mosaics | Hugh MacmillanThe vast works for the refining of sulphur in the volcanic district of solfatara were erected under his direction.
British Dictionary definitions for solfatara
/ (ˌsɒlfəˈtɑːrə) /
a volcanic vent emitting only sulphurous gases and water vapour or sometimes hot mud
Origin of solfatara
1Derived forms of solfatara
- solfataric, adjective
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