fumarole

[fyoo-muh-rohl]

noun

1. a hole in or near a volcano, from which vapor rises.

fumarole

/ ˈfjuːməˌrəʊl, ˌfjuːməˈrɒlɪk /

noun

1. a vent in or near a volcano from which hot gases, esp steam, are emitted

fumarole

1. A vent in the surface of the Earth from which hot smoke and gases escape. Fumaroles are found on or near volcanoes, especially in areas where volcanic activity is in its later stages.

Other Word Forms

• fumarolic adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of fumarole¹

1805–15; < French fumerolle < Late Latin fūmāriōlum, diminutive of Latin fūmārium smoke chamber, equivalent to fūm ( us ) smoke + -ārium -arium; -ole ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of fumarole¹

C19: from French fumerolle , from Late Latin fūmāriolum smoke hole, from Latin fūmus smoke

Example Sentences

Downhill from Viti, the landscape belches audible steam blasts from a fumarole at Hverir, a misty, moody landscape with hiking paths that go past scalding ponds not far from the warm Myvatn Nature Baths, where we recovered from our hikes and talked geology with the Danish couple.

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He did the trick with a fumarole of cigarette smoke escaping from her lips.

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Caroline Sundbaum, 35, told Fox News she suffered a dislocated shoulder but otherwise "feels fine" and is on the mend, after slipping off the snow-covered fumarole-- a vent in a volcano that emits steam and gases that often smell like rotten eggs but that can be concealed by other weather conditions.

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A woman backing up and taking photos fell into a hot spring or fumarole near Old Faithful Geyser in May.

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The woman was reportedly backing up while taking photos and fell into a hot spring or fumarole near Old Faithful Geyser, park spokesperson Linda Veress said in an email.

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