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composite volcano

American  
[kuhm-pahz-it-val-kay-noh] / kəmˈpɑz ɪt valˈkeɪ noʊ /

noun

  1. Geology. stratovolcano.


composite volcano Scientific  
  1. See under volcano


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The Nevado del Ruiz is a stratovolcano or composite volcano.

From Reuters • Apr. 6, 2023

The Nevado del Ruiz is a stratovolcano, or composite volcano, which straddles the border between Colombia's Tolima and Caldas provinces.

From Reuters • Apr. 4, 2023

In 1989, Alaska’s Redoubt Volcano, another composite volcano, belched an 8-mile cloud of ash that clogged all four engines of a KLM Royal Dutch Airlines jet.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 28, 2022

Japan’s Mount Fuji is another example of a composite volcano.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 2, 2022

What two kinds of rock textures are typically found in a composite volcano?

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2015