English Explanatory Dictionary

maar

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A broad volcanic crater, usually filled with water to form a lake.

Pronunciation

/mɑː/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-maar.wav /mɑːɹ/

Word forms

maar maars maare

Etymology

Borrowed from German Maar; English usage from 1825, from Vulgar Latin *mara (“standing water”), from Latin mare (“sea”). Doublet of mare (“a large, dark plain; a lake on Titan”) and mere (“a body of standing water”).

Related words

crater lake
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