Caldera
a large, basinlike depression resulting from the explosion or collapse of the center of a volcano.
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noun
a large basin-shaped crater at the top of a volcano, formed by the collapse or explosion of the cone See cirque
n.
caldera
(kāl-dâr’ə, -dîr’ə, käl-)
A large, roughly circular crater left after a volcanic explosion or the collapse of a volcanic cone. Calderas are typically much wider in diameter than the openings of the vents from which they were formed.
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