fumarole

fumarole
noun Etymology: Italian fumarola, from Italian dialect (Neapolitan), from Late Latin fumariolum vent, from Latin fumarium smoke chamber for aging wine, from fumus Date: 1811 a hole in a volcanic region from which hot gases and vapors issue • fumarolic adjective

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