cinder cone

[ sin-der kohn ]

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.

cinder cone

/ 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.

Word History and Origins

Origin of cinder cone¹

First recorded in 1840–50

Example Sentences

The National Park Service offers a detailed guide to the drive, which takes in the area’s volcanic origins with views of cinder cones and ancient lava flows.

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East of the San Francisco Peak, at a distance of about twelve miles, another cinder cone was found.

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On the right lay Sunset Mountain, a volcanic cinder cone of ruddy-brown hue, that glistened in the morning sunlight.

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Nor did these people neglect the gods, for in this crater town, as in the cinder-cone town, a place of worship was prepared.

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Cinder Cone is about ten miles to the northeast of Lassen Peak.

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The outburst of Cinder Cone that formed this lake and overwhelmed the forest probably took place nearly two hundred years ago.

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