fumarole

noun

fu·​ma·​role ˈfyü-mə-ˌrōl 

: a hole in a volcanic region from which hot gases and vapors issue

fumarolic

ˌfyü-mə-ˈrō-lik 

adjective

Examples of fumarole in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

For now, Yellowstone's mud pots will keep boiling, the hot springs will keep steaming, the geysers will keep spraying, the Earth will keep shaking and the fumaroles will keep venting. —Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, 1 Jan. 2025

Dive to find undersea treasures like the Champagne Reef, which explodes with tiny bubbles from active fumaroles (where hot volcanic gas is released). —Paul Rubio, AFAR Media, 23 Dec. 2024

Don’t Miss: There are over 10,000 geysers, mud pots, hot springs, travertine terraces, and fumaroles in the 2.2-million-acre park — with Old Faithful, the Norris Geyser Basin, and Grand Prismatic Spring being three of the most popular sites to visit. —Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 10 Oct. 2024

The herd was moving south, away from the lake and towards a geyser basin where the dirt was warm from underground volcanos, where openings in the earth breathed vapour from fumaroles. —Hazlitt, 5 June 2024

Word History

Etymology

Italian fumarola, from Italian dialect (Neapolitan), from Late Latin fumariolum vent, from Latin fumarium smoke chamber for aging wine, from fumus

First Known Use

1811, in the meaning defined above