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dormant volcano

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A volcano that has not erupted for a considerable length of time, but is still capable of erupting.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: geography, geology, natural-sciences

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14 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 休眠火山 (xiūmián huǒshān) — inactive volcano that may resume activity
  • Chinese Mandarin: 休火山 (xiūhuǒshān) — inactive volcano that may resume activity
  • Crimean Tatar: söngen yanardağ — inactive volcano that may resume activity
  • Dutch: slapende vulkaan — inactive volcano that may resume activity
  • Finnish: nukkuva tulivuori — inactive volcano that may resume activity
  • French: volcan endormi — inactive volcano that may resume activity
  • Georgian: უმოქემდო ვულკანი (umokemdo vulḳani) — inactive volcano that may resume activity
  • German: ruhender Vulkan — inactive volcano that may resume activity
  • Italian: vulcano quiescente — inactive volcano that may resume activity
  • Japanese: 休火山 (kyūkazan) — inactive volcano that may resume activity
  • Polish: wulkan drzemiący — inactive volcano that may resume activity
  • Portuguese: vulcão dormente — inactive volcano that may resume activity
  • Russian: усну́вший вулка́н (usnúvšij vulkán) — inactive volcano that may resume activity
  • Spanish: volcán apagado — inactive volcano that may resume activity