volcanic eruption

English Thesaurus

1. the sudden occurrence of a violent discharge of steam and volcanic material (noun.event)

hypernym	:	discharge,
definition	:	the sudden giving off of energy (noun.event)

hyponym	:	plinian eruption,
definition	:	a volcanic eruption in which a stream of gas and ash is violently ejected to a height of several miles (noun.event)

derivation	:	belch, erupt, extravasate,
definition	:	become active and spew forth lava and rocks (verb.change)

derivation	:	belch, erupt, extravasate,
definition	:	become active and spew forth lava and rocks (verb.change)