mud volcano

noun

A conical structure formed by the eruption of rock fragments and wet mud along with hot gases.

Meanings

nounmud volcano (plural mud volcanoes or mud volcanos)

plural mud volcanoes · plural mud volcanos

  1. geographyA conical structure formed by the eruption of rock fragments and wet mud along with hot gases.

    Synonyms: hervidero, macaluba, mud cone, mud dome, salse

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA conical structure formed by the eruption of rock fragments and wet mud along with hot gases.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 泥火山
  • 泥火山 (níhuǒshān)conical structure
Czech bahenní sopka
  • bahenní sopkaconical structure
German Schlammvulkan
  • Schlammvulkanconical structure
Japanese 泥火山
  • 泥火山 (deikazan)conical structure
Romanian vulcan noroios
  • vulcan noroiosconical structure
Russian грязево́й вулка́н
  • грязево́й вулка́н (grjazevój vulkán)conical structure
Swedish lervulkan
  • lervulkanconical structure
Turkish çamur volkanı
  • çamur volkanıconical structure
Cite this entry
APA

mud volcano. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mud%20volcano

MLA

“mud volcano.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mud%20volcano. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mud volcano,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mud%20volcano.

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