cinder cone

American  

[sin-der kohn] / ˈsɪn dər ˌkoʊn /

noun

Geology.

1. a conical volcano with a low, steep profile, having been formed mostly by the cinders or scoria that fall from lava that has violently spewed into the air and broken into fragments. Cinder cones are often found on the flanks of shield volcanoes, stratovolcanoes, and calderas.

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cinder cone Scientific  

/ sĭn′dər /

1. A steep, conical hill consisting of glassy volcanic fragments that accumulate around and downwind from a volcanic vent. Cinder cones range in size from tens to hundreds of meters tall.

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Etymology

Origin of cinder cone

First recorded in 1840–50

Example Sentences

The byway takes drivers briefly on Interstate 5 to the cities of Weed and Mount Shasta, which abut a huge cinder cone: Black Butte.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 16, 2022

There, atop a 150-foot cinder cone, sits a building known as the Volcano House, a saucer-like structure that appears to have materialized from another planet or dimension.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 29, 2022

It’s made from material found on the Pu’u Nene cinder cone volcano in Hawaii.

From New York Times • Dec. 28, 2021

A decade ago, they saw a drought devastate Daphne Major Island, a scrubby volcanic cinder cone home to little more than some cacti and two species of bird: the medium ground finch and the large ground finch.

From Washington Post • Apr. 22, 2016

They followed the trail to the third cinder cone, the one on the far edge of the crater, and climbed to the top.

From "The Girl Who Drank the Moon" by Kelly Barnhill