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composite volcano

American  
[kuhm-pahz-it vahl-kay-noh] / kəmˈpɑz ɪt vɑlˈkeɪ noʊ /

noun

  1. Geology. stratovolcano.


composite volcano Scientific  
  1. See under volcano


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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

The caldera at Crater Lake National Park in Oregon was created about 6,800 years ago when Mount Mazama, a composite volcano, erupted in a huge explosive blast.

From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2017

St. Helens, a composite volcano, rises above the surrounding hills of the Cascade Range.

From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2015

In a typical explosive eruption at a composite volcano, the tephra and gases are ejected with explosive force and are hot enough to be forced high up into the atmosphere.

From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2015

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