volcano

noun

1. A vent or fissure on the surface of a planet (usually in a mountainous form) with a magma chamber attached to the mantle of a planet or moon, periodically erupting forth lava and volcanic gases onto the surface.

   “Iceland's volcanoes are among the most active on Earth.”

2. A kind of firework producing an upward plume of sparks.

verb

1. to erupt; to burst forth

   “She shrank back, the words volcanoed, words that stabbed again, and yet again”

   “Startled, you look up at the horizon just in time to see a gigantic plume of ash and dust volcanoing up into the sky and spreading out to form a gigantic cloud that will persist for days, weeks, perhaps years.”

name

1. A census-designated place in Amador County, California, United States.