fissure eruption

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noun

the emergence of lava from a fissure in the ground rather than from a volcanic cone or vent

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Let’s start with some etymology: What are the origins of the typographical word “bracket”?

First appeared around 1750, and is related to the French word “braguette” for the name of codpiece armor.

First appeared in 1610, based on the French word “baguette” for the long loaf of bread.

First appeared in 1555, and is related to the French word “raquette” for a netted bat.

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Words nearby fissure eruption

fissiped, fissirostral, fissura, fissure, fissured fracture, fissure eruption, fissure of Rolando, fissure of round ligament, fissure of Sylvius, fissure of venous ligament, fist

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Example sentences from the Web for fissure eruption

The rage that Marvin has embodied, a man on the edge of eruption, is always a badly wounded man.
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But both sides of this American fissure create a life lived less than fully.
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In fact, the communion conundrum highlights the first visible fissure in the church of Francis.
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Over the next eight years, the rupture would fissure across every state and territory in the Union.
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The animals are supposedly evacuating themselves in anticipation of an eruption at the park, which sits on a huge volcanic system.
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An extraordinary eruption of mount Vesuvius commenced, which in ten days had advanced ten miles from its original source.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology|Joel Munsell
An eruption of mount tna, which extended its ravages four leagues around, and buried several persons alive.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology|Joel Munsell
A long, long time ago, the boy's father cannot tell how many years have passed, there was a terrible eruption.
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Great eruption of the Scaptar Jokul, in Iceland, commenced, and continued several days (see 18th).
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology|Joel Munsell
No eruptive mountains, nor any traces of recent volcanic eruption, have yet been observed in any part of Australia.
Narrative of a Survey of the Intertropical and Western Coasts of Australia] [Volume 2 of 2]|Phillip Parker King

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