Krakatau

[ krak-uh-tou, krah-kuh- ]

/ ˌkræk əˈtaʊ, ˌkrɑ kə- /

noun

a volcano and small island in Indonesia, between Java and Sumatra: violent eruption 1883.

Also Kra·ka·tao, Kra·ka·to·a

[krak-uh-toh-uh, krah-kuh-] /ˌkræk əˈtoʊ ə, ˌkrɑ kə-/.

Example sentences from the Web for krakatoa

On Two Fat Ladies she was known as “Krakatoa” for her temper, and once put two would-be muggers in intensive care.

The Week in Death: Clarissa Dickson Wright, One of ‘Two Fat Ladies’ |The Telegraph |March 22, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Krakatoa was not a volcano, except so far as eruptions on the paint went.

Somehow Good |William de Morgan
Dacite is the lava of Krakatoa and some of the volcanoes of Japan.

Volcanoes: Past and Present |Edward Hull
Krakatoa is one of the many islands that form the large island chain known as the Sunda Islands.

The Wonder Book of Volcanoes and Earthquakes |Edwin J. Houston

So at the end of the first seven years, what had been Saratoga became Krakatoa, and remained so.

Somehow Good |William de Morgan
Thirty-six hours were occupied in the journey of the great undulation from Krakatoa to its antipodes.

Time and Tide |Robert S. (Robert Stawell) Ball

British Dictionary definitions for krakatoa

Krakatoa

Krakatau (ˌkrɑːkəˈtaʊ, ˌkrækəˈtaʊ)

/ (ˌkrɑːkəˈtəʊə, ˌkrækəˈtəʊə) /

noun

a volcanic island in Indonesia, in the Sunda Strait between Java and Sumatra: partially destroyed by its eruption in 1883, the greatest in recorded history. Further eruptions 44 years later formed a new island, Anak Krakatau ("Child of Krakatau") Also called: Rakata

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Krakatau

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British Dictionary definitions for krakatoa

Krakatau (ˌkrɑːkəˈtaʊ, ˌkrækəˈtaʊ)

noun