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lavafall

lavafall noun: a cascade of lava down a slope or cliff.

lavafall: a cascade of lava down a slope or cliff
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Noun

lavafall (plural lavafalls)

  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.1989, Peter W. Birkeland, Edwin E. Larson, Putnam's Geology, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 254
    • The scene portrayed an immense volcano birthing a Yosemite-esque lavafall.2008, Rosaly M. C. Lopes, Michael W. Carroll, Alien Volcanoes, Johns Hopkins University Press, →ISBN, page 37

Forms of lavafall

plurallavafalls

Origin of lavafall

From lava + fall on the pattern of waterfall.

Questions about lavafall

What does lavafall mean?
Lavafall means a cascade of lava down a slope or cliff.
What part of speech is lavafall?
Lavafall is a noun.
What is the plural of lavafall?
The plural of lavafall is lavafalls.

Words near lavafall in the dictionary

  1. lavacicle
  2. lavacicles
  3. Lavadia
  4. lavador
  5. lavadors
  6. lavafall
  7. lavafalls
  8. lavafield
  9. lavaflow
  10. lavaflows
  11. lavaform

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