fumarole
noun
a hole in or near a volcano, from which vapor rises.
fumaroles
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pluralof fumarole.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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
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
She encountered the bear May 10 at Roaring Mountain, a hillside with numerous noisy steam vents called fumaroles.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 7, 2021
Here and there fumaroles cast a heavy yellowish fog over the ground, low and creeping.
From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin
