Volcanoes

vol·ca·no (välˈkānō/)_

noun

noun: volcano; plural noun: volcanoes; plural noun: volcanos

early 17th century: from Italian, from Latin Volcanus ‘Vulcan.’

• a mountain or hill, typically conical, having a crater or vent through which lava, rock fragments, hot vapor, and gas are being or have been erupted from the earth's crust.

   

  • an intense suppressed emotion or situation liable to burst out suddenly.

    "what volcano of emotion must have been boiling inside that youngster"

Uses over time for the word "volcano"