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Diamond Head

Diamond Head proper noun: a volcanic tuff cone on the Hawaiian island of Oʻahu.

Proper noun

Diamond Head

  1. A volcanic tuff cone on the Hawaiian island of Oʻahu.
  2. A subsidiary peak of Mount Garibaldi in southwestern British Columbia, Canada.
  3. A locality in the Port Macquarie-Hastings council area, north eastern New South Wales, Australia.

Origin of Diamond Head

(Hawaiian tuff cone): Named by British sailors in the 19th century, from the calcite crystals on the adjacent beach.

Questions about Diamond Head

What does Diamond Head mean?
Diamond Head means a volcanic tuff cone on the Hawaiian island of Oʻahu.
What part of speech is Diamond Head?
Diamond Head is a proper noun.

Words near Diamond Head in the dictionary

  1. diamond firetails
  2. diamond frame
  3. diamond frames
  4. diamond graph
  5. diamond hands
  6. Diamond Head
  7. Diamond Hill
  8. diamond in the rough
  9. Diamond Island
  10. diamond jubilee
  11. diamond jubilees

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