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volcanic cone
noun
- a conical hill produced by volcanic eruption of ash, cinders, or lava.
Example Sentences
The 2014/15 eruption created a volcanic cone, joining the two old Hunga islands to create a combined island about 5km long.
The collapse Saturday of part of the volcanic cone sent a flood of bright red lava pouring down from the Cumbre Vieja ridge that initially cracked open on Sept. 19.
The partial collapse of the volcanic cone overnight produced a new lava stream that started to follow a similar path down the Cumbre Vieja ridge toward the western shore to the ocean.
The partial collapse of the volcanic cone overnight gave birth to a new lava stream that started to follow a similar path down the Cumbre Vieja ridge toward the western shore of the island to the ocean.
“It was a chunk of rock shaped like a volcanic cone—a cone-shaped smoking mountain,” she recalled.
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