fumaroles
- plural of fumarole.
Example Sentences
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The land doesn’t vent steam, emit fumaroles, or boast hot springs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 21, 2026
Volcanic vents called fumaroles and geysers sprayed white clouds into the air.
From National Geographic ● Feb. 2, 2024
He claimed to have been the first person to find helium on Earth, in 1868, using spectroscopy on Vesuvius’s fumaroles; helium had only been detected on the sun at that time.
From Scientific American ● Aug. 16, 2023
Many visitors go to the third volcano, Furnas, to soak in murky iron-rich thermal springs and eat cozido das Furnas, a mix of blood sausage, pigs’ ears and other goodies cooked in steaming fumaroles.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 9, 2022
Gas issued from small vents called fumaroles, but the plumes of ash and steam and gas had ended on May 14.
From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone
