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pillow lavas

pillow lavas is the plural of pillow lava.

Meaning of pillow lava

Noun

pillow lava (countable and uncountable, plural pillow lavas)

  1. (uncountable) The rock type, resembling pillows, typically formed when lava emerges from an underwater volcanic vent or a lava flow enters the ocean.
  2. (countable) A rock of that type.
    • Ancient pillow lavas are easily recognisable. I first saw them underneath a lighthouse on the coast near Fishguard in western Wales […]2004, Richard Fortey, The Earth, Folio Society, published 2011, page 45

Questions about pillow lavas

What is pillow lavas the plural of?
Pillow lavas is the plural of pillow lava.

Words near pillow lavas in the dictionary

  1. pillow fort
  2. pillow forts
  3. pillow lace
  4. pillow laces
  5. pillow lava
  6. pillow lavas
  7. pillow menu
  8. pillow menus
  9. pillow mound
  10. pillow pouch
  11. pillow pouches

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