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  • noun Plural form of volcano.

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Examples

  • And the "volcanos" could be a quidditch tornament stand.

    This Should Even Things Out 2009

  • The park, which alternately curves, slopes and drops-off, depending on the location, houses a host of skater-friendly obstacles, including quarter - and half-pipe walls, steep "volcanos" and pyramid ramps with built-in rails, said designer Jeff Paprocki, of Paprocki Concrete and Masonry in Mystic.

    Norwich Bulletin Home RSS 2009

  • Vertical tree trunks preserved in rock strata are evidence of continental type volcanos (as opposed to basaltic oceanic crustal volcanos).

    Man made global warming? No way! 2009

  • Set against a backdrop of snow-covered volcanos, amidst fields of nopal cactus, this town celebrates its spiney harvest with a food fair featuring nopal salads, stews, stuffed nopales and even nopal ice cream, as well as other delicious regional specialties, grilled meats and barbeque.

    Calendar of Mexican food festivals 2010

  • Indonesia, a vast archipelago of 235 million people, is prone to earthquakes and volcanos because it sits along the Pacific "Ring of Fire," a horseshoe-shaped string of faults that lines the Pacific.

    Mount Merapi Eruption Causes Flight Cancellations AP 2010

  • Vertical tree trunks preserved in rock strata are evidence of continental type volcanos (as opposed to basaltic oceanic crustal volcanos).

    Man made global warming? No way! 2009

  • As we passed the volcanos we were treated with a lovely view of the Nevado de Colima's peak covered in snow.

    Cooler weather 2010

  • Higgs has put together a motley melange of Childish's work: Downstairs one will find paintings of mountains and volcanos, as well as an homage to Germain mountaineer Toni Kurz, who died tragically scaling the North Face of the Eiger, and classical music composer Jean Sibelius.

    Susan Michals: Billy Childish Talks Van Gogh and His Definition of the Word "Amateur" Susan Michals 2011

  • As we passed the volcanos we were treated with a lovely view of the Nevado de Colima's peak covered in snow.

    Cooler weather 2010

  • Higgs has put together a motley melange of Childish's work: Downstairs one will find paintings of mountains and volcanos, as well as an homage to Germain mountaineer Toni Kurz, who died tragically scaling the North Face of the Eiger, and classical music composer Jean Sibelius.

    Susan Michals: Billy Childish Talks Van Gogh and His Definition of the Word "Amateur" Susan Michals 2011

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