: molten rock that issues from a volcano or from a fissure in the surface of a planet (such as earth) or moon
also
: such rock that has cooled and hardened
Examples of lava in a Sentence
a flow of molten lava
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The December 2024 eruption - had lava fountains as high as 262 feet with molten material - and was the fifth eruption at Kilauea since December 2020.
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Cara Tabachnick, CBS News, 27 Dec. 2024
Nighttime visitors, who get to see the lava glow against the dark sky, should be especially careful of the unstable cliff edges and treacherous terrain by driving slowly and keeping an eye out for pedestrians and nene, the Hawaiian goose, the park said.
—Kathleen Wong, USA TODAY, 27 Dec. 2024
In the summer and fall (and as conditions allow), visitors can go caving in two of the lava tube caves.
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 24 Dec. 2024
What's New One of the world's most active volcanoes, Kilauea, has spewed lava fountains of 260 feet above Hawaii.
—Andy Biggs, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
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Cara Tabachnick, CBS News, 27 Dec. 2024
Nighttime visitors, who get to see the lava glow against the dark sky, should be especially careful of the unstable cliff edges and treacherous terrain by driving slowly and keeping an eye out for pedestrians and nene, the Hawaiian goose, the park said.
—Kathleen Wong, USA TODAY, 27 Dec. 2024
In the summer and fall (and as conditions allow), visitors can go caving in two of the lava tube caves.
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 24 Dec. 2024
What's New One of the world's most active volcanoes, Kilauea, has spewed lava fountains of 260 feet above Hawaii.
—Andy Biggs, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
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“Lava.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lava. Accessed 2 Jan. 2025.
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