Lahar
/ˈlɑhɑɹ/ noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A volcanic mudflow.
"Such a highly destructive mud-flow (termed a lahar) eventually stops as a pile of debris of all shapes and sizes, as mixed up as a glacial moraine; the two deposits have often been confused."
- 2 an avalanche of volcanic water and mud down the slopes of a volcano wordnet
Example
More examples"Such a highly destructive mud-flow (termed a lahar) eventually stops as a pile of debris of all shapes and sizes, as mixed up as a glacial moraine; the two deposits have often been confused."
Etymology
Borrowed from Javanese ꦭꦲꦂ (lahar). Introduced as geological term by Berend George Escher in 1922.