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stratovolcano
[ strey-toh-vol-key-noh, strat-oh- ]
noun
- a conical volcano with a sloping profile, often very grand in size, having been formed by alternating layers of lava and fragmental material such as ash and cinders. Compare cinder cone, shield volcano.
stratovolcano
/ ٰă′ō-ŏ-′ō /
- See under volcano
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of stratovolcano1
Example Sentences
These missing rocks can add up to entire missing landscapes: beyond Earth, you’d have a tough time finding anything like the limestone columns of Hạ Long Bay, a stratovolcano like Mt.
The stratovolcano, which is located 750km south of the capital, has been active for about 650,000 years.
The Nevado del Ruiz is a stratovolcano or composite volcano.
The Nevado del Ruiz is a stratovolcano, or composite volcano, which straddles the border between Colombia's Tolima and Caldas provinces.
It would be like Mount St. Helens, a steep stratovolcano that can erupt explosively, sending dirt, rock and sodium into the atmosphere, erupting on Earth, rather than Mauna Loa, a gently-sloped shield volcano that erupts with liquid lava flows.
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