Meanings
plural fire mountains · alternative fire-mountain · alternative firemountain
- A volcano.
Origin
Compare archaic German Feuerburg and Dutch vuurberg, and various synonymous constructions in other languages (e.g. Mandarin 火山 (huǒshān, “fire mountain”), Arabic جَبَلُ النَّار (jabalu n-nār, “mountain of fire”), Norman montangne dé feu (“mountain of fire”)).
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fire mountain. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fire%20mountain
“fire mountain.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fire%20mountain. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fire mountain,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fire%20mountain.
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