Krakatoa

British

/ ˌkrɑːkəˈtəʊə, ˌkrɑːkəˈtaʊ, ˌkrækəˈtəʊə, ˌkrækəˈtaʊ /

noun

Also called: Rakata. a volcanic island in Indonesia, in the Sunda Strait between Java and Sumatra: partially destroyed by its eruption in 1883, the greatest in recorded history. Further eruptions 44 years later formed a new island, Anak Krakatau ("Child of Krakatau")

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If anyone has been to Tiki Ti and ordered an Ooga Booga or a Krakatoa at Trader Sam’s, you know what this means,” the team said.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 22, 2022

Analyze the graph and discuss the reasons for the fern spike seen in the early Paleogene, considering ferns were the first plants seen on the ground after the volcanic eruption of Krakatoa and Mt.

From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022

The high resolution pressure trace at @UniRdg_Met tonight is very reminiscent of barogram signals from Krakatoa in 1883, in the @royalsociety report of the Krakatoa committee. @eddy_weather @ed_hawkins @SimonLeeWx .

From BBC • Jan. 16, 2022

When Cooper’s ex-wife Jennifer Esposito wrote “Ha” underneath the post, it led to a Krakatoa of speculation.

From The Guardian • Feb. 26, 2019

As we rounded the northern extremity of Java, we saw ascending from Krakatoa, still fifty miles away, an immense column of smoke.

From School Reading by Grades Sixth Year by Baldwin, James

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