stratovolcano
Americannoun
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stratovolcanoes,
plural
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stratovolcanos
plural
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Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of stratovolcano
First recorded in 1890–95; strato- ( def. ) + volcano ( def. ); translation of German Stratovulkan
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She fell from around 13,000 feet to about 11,500 feet, nearly the length of five football fields, before coming to rest on the stratovolcano.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2026
These missing rocks can add up to entire missing landscapes: beyond Earth, you’d have a tough time finding anything like the limestone columns of Hạ Long Bay, a stratovolcano like Mt.
From National Geographic ● Oct. 12, 2023
The stratovolcano, which is located 750km south of the capital, has been active for about 650,000 years.
From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2023
Semeru, the stratovolcano in shape of a cone, is also known as Mahameru, meaning “The Great Mountain” in Sanskrit.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 5, 2021
Mount Saint Helens has a good example of a lava dome inside of a collapsed stratovolcano crater.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2017
"Spreading centers are associated with less explosive activity, while the most explosive eruptions are usually along subduction zones and involve large stratovolcanoes."
From Science Daily ● Jul. 10, 2026
The magma plume fueling Mauna Loa is made primarily of molten basalt, which is less viscous than the magma beneath steeper stratovolcanoes like Mount St. Helens and Mount Vesuvius.
From New York Times ● Dec. 3, 2022
Cotopaxi is one of South America's most active stratovolcanoes.
From BBC ● Nov. 28, 2022
Volcanoes like Mount St. Helens are called composite or stratovolcanoes.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 2, 2022
The Three Sisters and Broken Top, all stratovolcanoes dotted with patches of snow and ice, dominated the skyline across the valley.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 2, 2022
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