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flood basalt

flood basalt noun: a large expanse of basalt lava resulting from one or more giant volcanic eruptions.

Noun

flood basalt (plural flood basalts)

  1. A large expanse of basalt lava resulting from one or more giant volcanic eruptions.
    Synonyms:
    plateau basalt

Synonyms of flood basalt

Forms of flood basalt

pluralflood basalts

Questions about flood basalt

What does flood basalt mean?
Flood basalt means a large expanse of basalt lava resulting from one or more giant volcanic eruptions.
What part of speech is flood basalt?
Flood basalt is a noun.
What is the plural of flood basalt?
The plural of flood basalt is flood basalts.

Words near flood basalt in the dictionary

  1. flongs
  2. flonker
  3. flonkers
  4. floo
  5. flood
  6. flood basalt
  7. flood basalts
  8. flood chute
  9. flood chutes
  10. flood fill
  11. flood fills

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