1. Noun
The basinlike opening or mouth of a volcano, through which the chief eruption comes; similarly, the mouth of a geyser, about which a cone of silica is often built up.
2. Noun
The pit left by the explosion of a mine.
3. Noun
A constellation of the southen hemisphere; -- called also the Cup.
4. Noun
a bowl-shaped depression formed by the impact of a meteorite or bomb
Vocabulary classified under Nature and environment
5. Noun
a bowl-shaped geological formation at the top of a volcano
Vocabulary classified under Nature and environment
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