Lavafall

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A cascade of lava down a slope or cliff.

    "They may flow down river beds with velocities approaching those of the rivers; where there are sharp irregularities, the lavas plunge over them in lavafalls."

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"They may flow down river beds with velocities approaching those of the rivers; where there are sharp irregularities, the lavas plunge over them in lavafalls."

Etymology

From lava + fall on the pattern of waterfall.

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