lava

/ˈlɑːvə/

noun 3name 1

Collocations

ADJ.

awesome, burned, covered, dangerous, geological, injured, near, near

VERB + LAVA

erupted, flames, forms, go, keeps, molten, seen, sending

LAVA + NOUN

ash, fields, hawaii, hours, lamp, lamps, plumes, spatter

PREP.

in, on, out

ADV.

away

noun

The molten rock ejected by a volcano from a vent such as a crater or fissure; magma that has breached the surface of the earth.

Marine iguanas line the shores of the islands, and are usually seen sprawled over lava rocks near the sea.

Magma.

A shade of red, named after the volcanic lava.

name

One of the twin children of the Lord Rāma and his wife Sita in the Ramayana.

Marine iguanas line the shores of the islands, and are usually seen sprawled over lava rocks near the sea.

Wiktionary

The volcano shoots out flames and lava.

Tatoeba · #23843

Can you give me a geological explanation of lava?

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The lava burned away the houses at the edge of the village.

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Tom is a solid and determined man, but sometimes he's as impetuous as a river of molten lava.

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Announced on the 16th of October of 2012, Alpha Centauri Bb may be the closest planet outside our Solar System and may be a "lava world."

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