English Explanatory Dictionary

fire mountain

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A volcano.

Word forms

fire mountain fire mountains fire-mountain firemountain

Etymology

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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