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Meanings of eruption in English

Portuguese
erupção vulcânica
Catalan
erupció volcànica
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The sudden occurrence of a violent discharge of steam and volcanic material.

erupção vulcânica
Portuguese
explosão
Catalan
explosió
Spanish
explosión

A sudden very loud noise.

explosão
Portuguese
erupção
Catalan
erupció

(Of volcanos) pouring out fumes or lava (or a deposit so formed)

erupção
Portuguese
surto
Catalan
esclat
Spanish
erupción

A sudden violent spontaneous occurrence (usually of some undesirable condition)

surto
Synonyms
Examples for "outbreak"
Examples for "outbreak"
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Asked if component shortages could result from the outbreak, Kudlow said: Yes.
Reuters
2
Stop current outbreak as soon as possible by implementing effective control measures.
Jamaica Observer
3
The Ministry of Health said 15 cases were linked to the outbreak.
Radio NZ
4
The outbreak involved twenty cases, primarily living within the greater Copenhagen area.
Pubmed
5
The outbreak of the new coronavirus began late last year in China.
Reuters
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The sudden irruption of the dread personage causes me no great flurry.
The Life of the Fly; With Which are Interspersed Some Chapters o...
2
To this irruption succeeded an interval of peace-thecalm before the storm.
Leila or, the Siege of Granada, Book IV.
3
That January had brought the second irruption of Boers into Cape Colony.
On the Firing Line
4
Shortly after the Dorian irruption, monarchy was abolished and republican institutions substituted.
Athens: Its Rise and Fall, Book I
5
This girl's tempestuous irruption into his life had supplied flame for George.
A Damsel in Distress
Usage of eruption in English
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Prior to recent times, its last known eruption was four centuries ago.
Reuters
2
There were no immediate reports of new casualties after Merapi's second eruption.
Reuters
3
A smaller lineup, along with Caldwell-Pope's late eruption, made the comeback possible.
Reuters
4
GNS said an eruption was recorded on the Island late last night.
Radio NZ
5
Every eruption has its own story and place of emission, Morra said.
BBC
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The rumbling of a particularly loud eruption of power rolled over them.
Return of the Crimson Guard
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On those peaks, an eruption would create dangerous mudflows known as lahar.
Reuters
8
Satellite data is being used to study the eruption and associated intrusion.
Wired
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Police say eight people are still missing after Monday afternoon's volcanic eruption.
Radio NZ
10
The abrupt eruption of crime and gangs simply overwhelmed the police force.
The capitol game
11
The last eruption of the volcano of Guadaloupe took place in 1797.
Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of Amer...
12
She said scientists were studying whether the quakes would affect the eruption.
Radio NZ
13
Three years later she developed a vesiculobullous eruption along the surgical scar.
Pubmed
14
One side of the mountain fell in, and then the eruption began.
The San Francisco Calamity by Earthquake and Fire
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The fearful eruption in the Straits of Sunda, 25th Aug. and later.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 430, March 29, 1884
16
Today marks the 27th anniversary of the famous Mount St. Helens eruption.
Wired
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Australia
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United States of America
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