volcanic cone

American  

noun

Geology.

1. a conical hill produced by volcanic eruption of ash, cinders, or lava.

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Example Sentences

The 2014/15 eruption created a volcanic cone, joining the two old Hunga islands to create a combined island about 5km long.

From Scientific American

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.

From Seattle Times

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.

From Washington Post

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.

From Seattle Times

“It was a chunk of rock shaped like a volcanic cone—a cone-shaped smoking mountain,” she recalled.

From The New Yorker