'eruption' in a sentence
Learn how to use 'eruption' with 2 example sentences.
- eruption noun
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: the sudden occurrence of a violent discharge of steam and volcanic material
: symptom consisting of a breaking out and becoming visible
: (of volcanoes) pouring out fumes or lava (or a deposit so formed)
: a sudden violent spontaneous occurrence (usually of some undesirable condition)
: a sudden very loud noise
: the emergence of a tooth as it breaks through the gum
The eruption of the volcano Vesuvius destroyed the city of Pompeii.
The last eruption was in 2013.