mud volcano

noun

a vent in the earth's surface through which escaping gas and vapor issue, causing mud to boil and occasionally to overflow, forming a conical mound around the vent.

Origin of mud volcano

First recorded in 1810–20

Words nearby mud volcano

mud room, mud slide, mud snake, mud stream, mud turtle, mud volcano, mud wasp, mud-wrestling, mudanjiang, mudcap, mudcat

Example sentences from the Web for mud volcano

  • Jasper Grierson's rage fit, or the mud-volcano manifestation of it, passed as suddenly as it had broken out.

    The Price |Francis Lynde

  • We had some difficulty in finding our quest, the Salse, or mud-volcano.

    At Last |Charles Kingsley

  • This mud-volcano is known to have been in action for fifteen centuries.

    The San Francisco Calamity |Various

British Dictionary definitions for mud volcano

mud volcano

noun

a cone-shaped mound formed from fine mud ejected, with gases and water, from hot springs, geysers, etc, in volcanic regions