stratovolcano

English

Mount Fuji, a stratovolcano.

Etymology

strato- + volcano.

Noun

stratovolcano (plural stratovolcanos or stratovolcanoes)

  1. (volcanology) A tall conical volcano, composed of layers (or strata) of hardened lava, tephra and ash.

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