volcanovol‧ca‧no /vɒlˈkeɪnəʊ $ vɑːlˈkeɪnoʊ/ ●○○ noun (plural volcanoes or volcanos) [countable] 
Pompei was destroyed when the volcano erupted in 79 AD.active volcano (=one that may explode at any time)dormant volcano (=one that is not active at the moment)extinct volcano (=one that is no longer active at all)COLLOCATIONSverbsa volcano erupts (=it sends smoke, fire, and rock into the sky)· The volcano last erupted 50 years ago.adjectivesactive (=it may erupt at any time)· Mount Etna is still an active volcano.dormant (=it has not erupted for a long time)· Volcanoes can remain dormant for hundreds of years.extinct (=it does not erupt anymore)· The lake is at the foot of an extinct volcano.
WORD ORIGINvolcano
Origin:
1600-1700 Italian vulcano, from Latin Vulcanus ‘Vulcan’EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
- He is like the Roman sentry who stayed at his post when the volcano erupted and poured lava over him.
- He might be tempted to blame these fluctuations on the sun or a volcano.
- He spends the night on the volcano, eating beans and tortillas and sleeping in subfreezing temperatures.
- On the left is a Recent volcano, and on the right the Barrier volcano, with Lake Turkana in the distance.
- Rusty, who has done some research on the island, assures his companions that the volcano is safe.
- They had the shattering, overwhelming strength of earthquake and hurricane and volcano.
- Unable to see beneath a volcano, researchers can only theorize about what causes the pulsing tremors they hear within it.
THESAURUS
a very high hill: · the highest mountain in Austria
an area of land that is higher than the land around it, which is like a mountain but smaller and usually has a rounded top: · We went for a walk in the hills.· The house is surrounded by woods, farmland and gentle hills.
(also Mt written abbreviation) used in the names of mountains. Don’t say ‘Fuji Mountain’ – say ‘Mount Fuji’: · Mount Everest
the steep side of an area of land, often next to the sea: · the white cliffs of Dover
especially literary a very steep and dangerous cliff: · They were standing on the edge of a precipice.
a high steep rock or mountain: · An eagle sailed over the high crags.
a long narrow area of high ground, especially at the top of a mountain: · I could see a group of climbers high up on a ridge.
a small round hill: · a grassy knoll
a mountain with a large hole at the top, through which lava (=hot liquid rock) is sometimes forced out: · the eruption of a volcano
the very highest point of a mountain: · the summit of Mt Everest
especially literary the top of a mountain: · the snow-covered peaks of the Himalayas· a distant peak
a group of mountains or hills arranged in a line: · the mountain range that is part of the border between Norway and Sweden
a group of smaller hills below a range of high mountains: · the Sierra foothills
WORD SETSavalanche, nounaxis, nouncatchment area, nouncrater, noundinosaur, noundivide, nounelement, nounextinct, adjectivegallery, noungeo-, prefixgeophysics, nounglacial, adjectiveglaciation, noungoldfield, nounlandslide, nounlandslip, nounleach, verbmagnetic pole, nounmagnitude, nounmantle, nounmeteorite, nounmolten, adjectivemother lode, nounnatural history, nounonyx, nounopal, nounozone layer, nounpaleontology, nounpitchblende, nounPleistocene, adjectivePliocene, adjectiveprimeval, adjectivequake, verbquake, nounrarefied, adjectiverock, verbscour, verbshock wave, nounslide, nounsoapstone, nounstony, adjectivestream, nounstrip mine, nounsubcontinent, nounsubterranean, adjectivesuperficial, adjectiveterrain, nounterrestrial, adjectivetremor, nounundercurrent, nounvolcanic, adjectivevolcano, nounvortex, nounwater table, noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRYverbs a huge dormant volcanoCOLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE
a mountain with a large hole at the top, through which lava (=very hot liquid rock) is sometimes forced out: (=it sends smoke, fire, and rock into the sky)· The volcano last erupted 50 years ago.
adjectives (=it may erupt at any time)· Mount Etna is still an active volcano.
(=it has not erupted for a long time)· Volcanoes can remain dormant for hundreds of years.
(=it does not erupt anymore)· The lake is at the foot of an extinct volcano.
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a huge dormant volcano· The term dormant volcano is applied during the period between eruptions to those volcanoes thought to be potentially active.· They lie, as dormant as their volcano, stacked up ledge upon ledge.· The site chosen for the painting is a view across the bays of the dormant volcano Rangitoto which dominates Auckland's skyline.
· The island is actually the summit of a huge, extinct volcano.· Even mightier in the background is the extinct volcano of Arthur's Seat.
VERB· Household items allow the junior magician to make an erupting volcano and camera obscura, hypnotise books and see water flow uphill.
Pompei was destroyed when the volcano erupted in 79 AD.active volcano (=one that may explode at any time)dormant volcano (=one that is not active at the moment)extinct volcano (=one that is no longer active at all)COLLOCATIONSverbsa volcano erupts (=it sends smoke, fire, and rock into the sky)· The volcano last erupted 50 years ago.adjectivesactive (=it may erupt at any time)· Mount Etna is still an active volcano.dormant (=it has not erupted for a long time)· Volcanoes can remain dormant for hundreds of years.extinct (=it does not erupt anymore)· The lake is at the foot of an extinct volcano.