black smoker

English

Pronunciation

Rhymes: -əʊkə(ɹ)

Noun

black smoker (plural black smokers)

(geology, oceanography) A kind of hydrothermal vent found on the seabed, emitting clouds of black material.
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see black,‎ smoker.

Coordinate terms

white smoker

Translations

type of hydrothermal vent

Finnish: musta savuttaja (fi)
French: fumeur noir (fr) m
German: Schwarzer Raucher m
Polish: czarny komin m
Russian: чёрный кури́льщик m (čórnyj kurílʹščik)

Anagrams

blockmakers

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