Word of the Day 3.2.09
fumarole
fu·ma·role (fy
m
-r
l
)
n.
A hole in a volcanic area from which hot smoke and gases escape.
[Italian fumarola, from Late Latin f
m
riolum, smoke hole, diminutive of Latin fmrium, smoke chamber, from fmus, smoke.]
fuma·rolic (-r
l
k) adj.
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