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DictionarylavaVolcanic rock
noun

lava

LAH-vuh/ˈlɑːvə/

Molten or solidified rock that has reached the surface from a volcano.

Glowing lava flows from the crater down the rocky slope.

A glowing stream of molten lava emerges from a volcanic crater and flows down its rocky outer slope, with dark cooling crust broken by orange-red molten channels.
Etymology
lavaItaliantorrent; stream

Italian lava first described flash-flood streams after heavy rain, then streams of molten rock from Vesuvius. The shared image is a flowing torrent.

In context

Old Time Radio Researchers24:23
the molten lava sprang from the volcano and rushed down on the village below native huts and fences and trees and rocks were swept away
Tarzan Lord of the Jungle - Tarzan and the Manuema

More examples

  • The cooling lava formed a dark crust.
  • We viewed the lava from a safe distance.
  • Old lava covered much of the hillside.

Forms

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