volcano

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

vol·cano [volcano volcanoes] BrE [vɒlˈkeɪnəʊ] NAmE [vɑːlˈkeɪnoʊ] NAmE [vɔːlˈkeɪnoʊ] noun (pl. vol·canoesor vol·canos)
a mountain with a large opening at the top through which gases and ↑lava (= hot liquid rock) are forced out into the air, or have been in the past
•An active volcano may erupt at any time.
•a dormant volcano (= one that is not active at present)
•an extinct volcano (= one that is no longer active)

Word Origin:
early 17th cent.: from Italian, from Latin Volcanus ‘Vulcan’ (the Roman god of fire).

Example Bank:
•a volcano spewing red hot lava