fumarole
noun
fu·ma·role ˈfyü-mə-ˌrōl 
: a hole in a volcanic region from which hot gases and vapors issue
fumarolic
ˌfyü-mə-ˈrō-lik
adjective 
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web The Hot Rocks fumarole, where the heat from the earth never allows snow to accumulate, is just climber’s left. 
Outside Online, 29 May 2022 One of the characteristics that makes Yellowstone National Park so famous is its many readily visible hydrothermal features, including hot springs, geysers, mudpots, fumaroles, and travertine terraces. Skye Sherman, Travel + Leisure, 8 Apr. 2020 In May 2014, Adams tumbled 1,000 feet and slid into one of the mountain’s notorious vents, or fumaroles, that emit toxic gases. oregonlive, 15 Feb. 2020 Its fumaroles are active enough that visitors wear gas masks to avoid breathing the acrid sulfur gas. Scott K. Johnson, Ars Technica, 9 Dec. 2019 These wheezing, roaring fumaroles dyed much of the landscape a bright yellow. Eva Sohlman, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2019 The center of the island supports a field of fumaroles, openings through which hot gases emerge. Washington Post, 4 Oct. 2019 The center of the island supports a field of fumaroles, openings through which hot gases emerge. Dan Joling, Anchorage Daily News, 4 Oct. 2019 The center of the island supports a field of fumaroles, openings through which hot gases emerge. Washington Post, 4 Oct. 2019 See More
Outside Online, 29 May 2022 One of the characteristics that makes Yellowstone National Park so famous is its many readily visible hydrothermal features, including hot springs, geysers, mudpots, fumaroles, and travertine terraces. Skye Sherman, Travel + Leisure, 8 Apr. 2020 In May 2014, Adams tumbled 1,000 feet and slid into one of the mountain’s notorious vents, or fumaroles, that emit toxic gases. oregonlive, 15 Feb. 2020 Its fumaroles are active enough that visitors wear gas masks to avoid breathing the acrid sulfur gas. Scott K. Johnson, Ars Technica, 9 Dec. 2019 These wheezing, roaring fumaroles dyed much of the landscape a bright yellow. Eva Sohlman, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2019 The center of the island supports a field of fumaroles, openings through which hot gases emerge. Washington Post, 4 Oct. 2019 The center of the island supports a field of fumaroles, openings through which hot gases emerge. Dan Joling, Anchorage Daily News, 4 Oct. 2019 The center of the island supports a field of fumaroles, openings through which hot gases emerge. Washington Post, 4 Oct. 2019 See More Word History
Etymology
Italian fumarola, from Italian dialect (Neapolitan), from Late Latin fumariolum vent, from Latin fumarium smoke chamber for aging wine, from fumus
First Known Use
1811, in the meaning defined above