Fissures

noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    plural of fissure form-of, plural
Verb
  1. 1
    third-person singular simple present indicative of fissure form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person

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crackcreviceabysmabyssamputateaperture

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"The current Kilauea lava flow, emanating from one of about two dozen volcanic fissures that opened in the ground, has been going on for 93 days straight."

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