Lahar

//ˈlɑhɑɹ// noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 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. 2
    an avalanche of volcanic water and mud down the slopes of a volcano wordnet

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"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.

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