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noun
Any of a small number of volcanoes that are located near populated areas and have a history of large, destructive eruptions.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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History
These volcanoes were identified in the 1990s as part of the UN-sponsored International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction.
