mud volcano

American  

noun

1. a vent in the earth's surface through which escaping gas and vapor issue, causing mud to boil and occasionally to overflow, forming a conical mound around the vent.

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mud volcano British  

noun

1. a cone-shaped mound formed from fine mud ejected, with gases and water, from hot springs, geysers, etc, in volcanic regions

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Etymology

Origin of mud volcano

First recorded in 1810–20

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mud volcano

My Google Earth mud volcano map of Azerbaijan gives you and idea of just how ludicrously many mud volcanoes there are both onshore and offshore.

From BBC ● Jul. 5, 2021

Yesterday I waited in line to bathe in a mud volcano behind a woman in an R2-D2 swimsuit.

From Slate ● Jan. 4, 2016

Researchers largely relied on computer models and comparisons with other earthquakes and mud volcano eruptions.

From New York Times ● Sep. 21, 2015

The mud volcano has inflicted a punishing blow to the region of Java island 700 kilometers east of the capital, Jakarta.

From Science Magazine ● Feb. 24, 2011

As if the drums of jeopardy would ever again see light, after that tempest of fire and death—that mud volcano!

From The Drums of Jeopardy by MacGrath, Harold