English Explanatory Dictionary

lahar

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A volcanic mudflow.

Pronunciation

/ˈlɑhɑɹ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-lahar.wav

Word forms

lahar lahars

Etymology

Borrowed from Javanese ꦭꦲꦂ (lahar). Introduced as geological term by Berend George Escher in 1922.

Related words

pyroclast
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