Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A low mound of volcanic origin, sometimes emitting smoke or vapor.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In geol., a low oven-shaped mound, common in the volcanic districts of South America, usually emitting from its sides and summit hot smoke and other vapors.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Geol.) A low, oven-shaped mound, common in volcanic regions, and emitting smoke and vapors from its sides and summit.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun geology A low,
oven -shapedmound , common involcanic regions, emitting smoke and vapours from its sides and summit.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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When the hornito started, we needed to move quickly much further because the projectiles can fly some distance.
To the Ends of the Earth cjohnson 2006
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The second part gives an impression of strombolian activity at Etnas South East Crater (3300 m) as well as the fracture and hornito in 2800 m altitude.
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The second part gives an impression of strombolian activity at Etnas South East Crater (3300 m) as well as the fracture and hornito in 2800 m altitude.
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Halema ` uma ` u Crater lava lake levels and the active hornito at the Pu ` u O ` o vent - you can see the
ScienceBlogs Channel : Life Science Erik Klemetti 2010
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A beehive-looking structure about three feet tall was identified by Fred’s park guide as an hornito, or clay oven.
Solitary Man Jeff Mariotte 2003
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A beehive-looking structure about three feet tall was identified by Fred’s park guide as an hornito, or clay oven.
Solitary Man Jeff Mariotte 2003
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A beehive-looking structure about three feet tall was identified by Fred’s park guide as an hornito, or clay oven.
Solitary Man Jeff Mariotte 2003
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