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volcanic eruption

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Noun1.volcanic eruptionvolcanic eruption - the sudden occurrence of a violent discharge of steam and volcanic material
eruption
discharge - the sudden giving off of energy
Plinian eruption - a volcanic eruption in which a stream of gas and ash is violently ejected to a height of several miles
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She gathered up her baby once more; but when her eye fell upon its miserably short little gray tow-linen shirt and noted the contrast between its pauper shabbiness and her own volcanic eruption of infernal splendors, her mother-heart was touched, and she was ashamed.
Pudd'n'head Wilson by Twain, Mark View in context
The unusual spectacle of her busy mother rocking comfortably and reading early in the morning made Jo feel as if some unnatural phenomenon had occurred, for an eclipse, an earthquake, or a volcanic eruption would hardly have seemed stranger.
Little Women by Alcott, Louisa May View in context
" said Good; "the road no doubt ran right over the range and across the desert on the other side, but the sand there has covered it up, and above us it has been obliterated by some volcanic eruption of molten lava.
King Solomon's Mines by Haggard, Rider H. View in context
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