cinder cone

[ sin-der kohn ]

/ ˈsɪn dər ˌkoʊn /

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noun Geology.

a conical volcano with a low, steep profile, having been formed mostly by the cinders or scoria that fall from lava that has violently spewed into the air and broken into fragments. Cinder cones are often found on the flanks of shield volcanoes, stratovolcanoes, and calderas.

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Also called sco·ri·a cone

[skawr-ee-uh-kohn] /ˈskɔr i ə ˌkoʊn/ .

Origin of cinder cone

First recorded in 1840–50

Words nearby cinder cone

Cinco de Mayo, cincture, cinder, cinder block, cinder concrete, cinder cone, cinder dick, Cinderella, cinder patch, cinder track, Cindy

How to use cinder cone in a sentence

The National Park Service offers a detailed guide to the drive, which takes in the area’s volcanic origins with views of cinder cones and ancient lava flows.
The Ultimate Guide to Arizona Public Lands|Outside Editors|April 1, 2021|Outside Online
Cone Mills features in all the major chapters of the 20th century.
Glenn Beck Is Now Selling Hipster Clothes. Really.|Ana Marie Cox|December 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
For his part, Logan now believes that more than 95 percent of cone bearing trees are infected.
What It Takes to Kill a Grizzly Bear|Doug Peacock|November 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But they also don't greow cones: Whitebark pines can wait 80 years or more to begin cone production.
What It Takes to Kill a Grizzly Bear|Doug Peacock|November 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST

The “weapon”--a cone-shaped object with winglets--is launched on top of a repurposed Poseidon nuclear missile.
Death at Five Times the Speed of Sound|Kyle Mizokami|June 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He and his wife and children shared a cinder-block house with a roof made of sheet metal and a dirt floor.
Mexican Journalists Speak Out on Reporter Murders|Jason McGahan|June 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
On certain of the stems the fertile cone appears and the spores are ripened about June, after which the process withers.
How to Know the Ferns|S. Leonard Bastin
With the dispersal of the spores the cone shrivels up, and then the stems starts to send out green branches.
How to Know the Ferns|S. Leonard Bastin
But upon his head, instead of the ordinary cone-shaped hat worn by the men of the country, was a very peculiar structure.
Our Little Korean Cousin|H. Lee M. Pike
If we look sharp, we shall soon find on them a handsome half-open cone.
The Nursery, July 1873, Vol. XIV. No. 1|Various
After an hour, the cone is so closely shut, that the flowers are held as fast in its scales as if they had always grown there.
The Nursery, July 1873, Vol. XIV. No. 1|Various

Scientific definitions for cinder cone

cinder cone

[ sĭn′dər ]

A steep, conical hill consisting of glassy volcanic fragments that accumulate around and downwind from a volcanic vent. Cinder cones range in size from tens to hundreds of meters tall.