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volcanic cone
noun
, Geology.
- a conical hill produced by volcanic eruption of ash, cinders, or lava.
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The shape of a volcanic cone depends chiefly on the materials erupted.
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This place may either be a point, as in a volcanic cone, or a line, as in a mountain range or ridge of hills.
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Next morning, a grey, cloudy, heavy sky hung like a funereal pall over the summit of the volcanic cone.
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This would be an extinct volcanic cone and the colours would be reflected from the loose cinders that formed its whole.
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Mount Tacoma is not simply a volcanic cone, peculiar for its hugeness.
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