MEANING
An opening in or near volcanic ground that emits steam and other gases.
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- steaming fumarole
- sulfurous fumarole
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A steaming fumarole hissed beside the survey flags.
They skirted the sulfurous fumarole before the wind changed.
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- fumarole
Usage notes
Primary category: environment. Forms: Singular fumarole; plural fumaroles. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.
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