A geothermal vent on the seabed which ejects superheated water containing much suspended matter, typically black sulphide minerals.
〔地质〕海底地热排放口（多指排放含有黑色硫化矿物等硫化物质的超高热水）
Example sentencesExamples
The purpose of the journey was to observe the life that masses around hydrothermal vents or black smokers.
The bacteria-like organism lives in a hellish undersea environment where water boils out from underwater vents called black smokers.
When scientists discovered lush colonies of organisms surrounding black smokers on the ocean floor, they began wondering how these animals maintained their populations.
The region around these deep sea black smokers teems with all manner of life, including exotic crabs and giant tube worms.
In 1979, he found black smokers off the coast of Baja California.
Definition of black smoker in US English:
black smoker
noun
Geology
A geothermal vent on the seabed which ejects superheated water containing much suspended matter, typically black sulfide minerals.
〔地质〕海底地热排放口（多指排放含有黑色硫化矿物等硫化物质的超高热水）
Example sentencesExamples
In 1979, he found black smokers off the coast of Baja California.
When scientists discovered lush colonies of organisms surrounding black smokers on the ocean floor, they began wondering how these animals maintained their populations.
The purpose of the journey was to observe the life that masses around hydrothermal vents or black smokers.
The bacteria-like organism lives in a hellish undersea environment where water boils out from underwater vents called black smokers.
The region around these deep sea black smokers teems with all manner of life, including exotic crabs and giant tube worms.