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pyroclastic surge

pyroclastic surge noun: a fluidized mass of turbulent gas and rock fragments which is ejected during some volcanic eruptions.

Noun

pyroclastic surge (plural pyroclastic surges)

  1. A fluidized mass of turbulent gas and rock fragments which is ejected during some volcanic eruptions.

Forms of pyroclastic surge

pluralpyroclastic surges

Questions about pyroclastic surge

What does pyroclastic surge mean?
Pyroclastic surge means a fluidized mass of turbulent gas and rock fragments which is ejected during some volcanic eruptions.
What part of speech is pyroclastic surge?
Pyroclastic surge is a noun.
What is the plural of pyroclastic surge?
The plural of pyroclastic surge is pyroclastic surges.

Words near pyroclastic surge in the dictionary

  1. pyroclastic density current
  2. pyroclastic flow
  3. pyroclastic flows
  4. pyroclastic rock
  5. pyroclastic rocks
  6. pyroclastic surge
  7. pyroclastic surges
  8. pyroclastically
  9. pyroclastics
  10. pyroclasts
  11. pyroclimate

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