Kilauea

[ kee-lou-ey-ah, -ey-uh, kil-oh- ]

noun
  1. an active volcano on the Island of Hawaii: the youngest of the five shield volcanoes that form the island and the most active, having erupted almost continuously since 1983. 4,091 feet (1,247 meters).

Origin of Kilauea

1
First recorded in 1840–45; from Hawaiian: literally, “much spreading, spewing”

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How to use Kilauea in a sentence

  • Kilauea is more than two hundred miles southeast of Honolulu, and thirty miles inland from the port of Hilo.

    Your National Parks | Enos A. Mills
  • For a century Kilauea has been almost continuously active with a lake or lakes of molten lava.

    Your National Parks | Enos A. Mills
  • A world of prejudice, all the world to her, stood between her and Kilauea.

    The Pacific Triangle | Sydney Greenbie
  • If we had seen nothing but Kilauea since we Page 272left home, we should have been well rewarded for our long voyage.

    A Voyage in the 'Sunbeam' | Annie Allnut Brassey
  • We were next allowed liberty of forty-eight hours on shore, which we improved by visiting the volcano of Kilauea.

    Torrey's Narrative | William Torrey

British Dictionary definitions for Kilauea

Kilauea

/ (ˌkiːlɑːuːˈeɪə) /


noun
  1. a crater on the E side of Mauna Loa volcano, on SE Hawaii island: the world's largest active crater. Height: 1247 m (4090 ft). Width: 3 km (2 miles)

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