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jökulhlaup

jökulhlaup noun: a subglacial outburst flood; a sudden release of water from a subglacial lake.

Noun

jökulhlaup (plural jökulhlaups)

  1. A subglacial outburst flood; a sudden release of water from a subglacial lake.

Forms of jökulhlaup

pluraljökulhlaups
alternative formjokulhaup
alternative formjokulhlaup

Origin of jökulhlaup

Borrowed from Icelandic jökulhlaup (“glacier burst”).

Questions about jökulhlaup

What does jökulhlaup mean?
Jökulhlaup means a subglacial outburst flood; a sudden release of water from a subglacial lake.
What part of speech is jökulhlaup?
Jökulhlaup is a noun.
What is the plural of jökulhlaup?
The plural of jökulhlaup is jökulhlaups.

Words near jökulhlaup in the dictionary

  1. Jèrriais
  2. Jérémie
  3. Jê
  4. Jõgeva
  5. Jõgeva County
  6. jökulhlaup
  7. jökulhlaups
  8. Jönköping
  9. Jörmungandr
  10. Jörn
  11. jötnar

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