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  • noun Plural form of volcano.

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Examples

  • The scary thing about volcanoes is that even though they are closely monitored on a daily basis, they can go off at any minute …. without warning!

    Five Super Volcanoes That Could Devastate Earth | myFiveBest 2010

  • To the east of the great twin volcanoes Popocatépetl and Ixtaccíhuatl lay the first obstacle, the small kingdom of Tlaxcala whose fierce mountain people who had long managed to defy Aztec dominance.

    The Spanish Conquest (1519-1521) 2007

  • To the east of the great twin volcanoes Popocatépetl and Ixtaccíhuatl lay the first obstacle, the small kingdom of Tlaxcala whose fierce mountain people who had long managed to defy Aztec dominance.

    The Spanish Conquest (1519-1521) 2007

  • There was talk of birds laying their eggs in volcanoes, of chicks hatching underground, and other such nonsense!

    Archive 2007-01-01 2007

  • Twin volcanoes of ash and water are sleeping soundly tonight (this is a good thing), and I will be in a few moments, too.

    Boing Boing: November 12, 2006 - November 18, 2006 Archives 2006

  • A pilot project is already underway on the slopes of the twin volcanoes of Iztaccíhuatl and Popocatépetl, just outside Mexico City, where more than 1,000 hectares have been reforested.

    Lloyd Mexico Economic Report December 2002 2006

  • A pilot project is already underway on the slopes of the twin volcanoes of Iztaccíhuatl and Popocatépetl, just outside Mexico City, where more than 1,000 hectares have been reforested.

    Lloyd Mexico Economic Report December 2002 2006

  • Authorities reported decreasing activity in two Latin American volcanoes after major blasts of rock and ash triggered evacuations and flight suspensions in the region.

    WN.com - Photown News 2010

  • Authorities reported decreasing activity in two Latin American volcanoes after major blasts of rock and ash triggered evacuations and flight suspensions in the region.

    WN.com - Photown News 2010

  • Latin American volcanoes after major blasts of rock and ash triggered evacuations and flight suspensions in the region.

    WN.com - Photown News 2010

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