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glacial lake outburst floods

glacial lake outburst floods is the plural of glacial lake outburst flood.

Meaning of glacial lake outburst flood

Noun

glacial lake outburst flood (plural glacial lake outburst floods)

  1. The rapid draining of a lake created by a dam of glacial ice, wherein the lake water undermines the glacier plugging the outlet, leading to a flood.
    Synonyms:
    GLOF

Questions about glacial lake outburst floods

What is glacial lake outburst floods the plural of?
Glacial lake outburst floods is the plural of glacial lake outburst flood.

Words near glacial lake outburst floods in the dictionary

  1. glacial erratics
  2. glacial flour
  3. glacial humour
  4. glacial lake
  5. glacial lake outburst flood
  6. glacial lake outburst floods
  7. glacial lakes
  8. glacial maximum
  9. glacial milk
  10. glacial milks
  11. glacial period

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