Caldera Definition

kăl-dârə, -dîrə, käl-
noun
A broad, craterlike basin of a volcano, formed by an explosion or by collapse of the cone.
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Other Word Forms of Caldera

Noun

Singular:
caldera
Plural:
calderas

Origin of Caldera

  • From Spanish caldera (“cauldron”), from Latin caldāria (“warm bath”).

    From Wiktionary

  • Spanish cauldron, caldera from Late Latin caldāria cauldron

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Caldera Sentence Examples

  • The crater is the largest unbroken ancient caldera in the world.

  • This lake lies in a great pit or caldera created by the wrecking in prehistoric times of the volcano Mount Mazama, which according to geologists once had an altitude of about 14,000 ft.

  • Early in April a portion of the revolutionary squadron, comprising the " Blanco Encalada " and other ships, was sent to the southward for reconnoitring purposes and put into the port of Caldera.

  • There are a few barren islands on the desert coast, the largest of which are between Coquimbo and Caldera.

  • Communications.-Railway construction in Chile dates from 1850, when work was begun on a short line between Copiapo and the port of Caldera, in the Atacama desert region.

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Words Starting With

CCACAL

Words Ending With

ARAERA

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