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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).


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)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Kilauea1

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

Typically the primary hazard during during Kilauea eruptions is volcanic gas, which reacts with the atmosphere to create volcanic smog, or “vog.”

The observatory logged roughly 250 earthquakes beneath the Kilauea summit in the hours before the eruption began.

Kilauea, the most active volcano in Hawaii, began erupting early on Monday morning.

Kilauea, in the southeast part of the Big Island, erupted three times last year.

On April 30, 2018, Kilauea, the dozing 1247-meter-tall volcano on Hawaii’s Big Island, reawakened.

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