black smoker

Scientific  

1. See under hydrothermal vent

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Example Sentences

A recent expedition to locate more of these vents yielded a new find: a group of “black smoker” vents emitting water of 645 degrees Fahrenheit along the Mid-Atlantic Ridge near Puerto Rico.

From Washington Post

Shop students are building a giant black smoker on the bed of a trailer, which they hope to use next year in regional brisket and ribs cook-offs.

From Los Angeles Times

The hulking black smoker is affixed to the back of a large white trailer, parked at the edge of the parking lot of a window tinting business.

From Seattle Times

Soon after the initial discoveries at the Galapagos site, a different type of hot spring called a black smoker — which emits metal-rich hydrothermal fluids — was found at another ocean-floor site4.

From Nature

As well as discovering three new "black smoker" hydrothermal vents stretching up to 30 metres in height, the voyage also revealed some rarely seen, mysterious creatures.

From BBC