English Explanatory Dictionary

jökulhlaup

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Word forms

jökulhlaup jökulhlaups jokulhaup jokulhlaup

Etymology

Borrowed from Icelandic jökulhlaup (“glacier burst”).

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