crater lake

¹ American  

noun

1. a body of water occupying a roughly circular, steep-sided volcanic crater or caldera.

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Crater Lake ² American  

noun

1. a lake in the crater of an extinct volcano in southwestern Oregon, in Crater Lake National Park. 20 sq. mi. (52 sq. km); 1,996 feet (608 meters) deep.

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Etymology

Origin of crater lake¹

First recorded in 1875–80

Origin of Crater Lake²

First recorded in 1895–1900

Example Sentences

In the summer of 2024, he proposed at Crater Lake, surrounded by a swarm of dragonflies.

From Los Angeles Times

“Mt. St. Helens, Mt. Rainier, Mt. Hood, Crater Lake — those kind of volcanoes have a lot more gas and are more explosive in general. The magma is more viscous,” Chadwick said.

From Los Angeles Times

Published in the journal Palaeobiodiversity and Palaeoenvironments, a new study reveals rare whitefly insect fossils have been found in Miocene age crater lake sediments at Hindon Maar, near Dunedin.

From Science Daily

A short distance away I can see the rim of the volcano's crater lake, while to the south steam vents and mud pools bubble away.

From BBC

"I have planted trees all over the world in countries I have visited, including Uganda, Poland, the UK, Crater Lake in the USA, Zanzibar, Morocco and Zambia," Ellyanne says, adding: "I have planted the most trees here in Kenya."

From BBC