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lahar flowing from the crater of Mt. St. Helens
March 19, 1982

la·har

(lä′här′)
n.
1. A mass of volcanic fragments, often mixed with water, moving rapidly down the side of a volcano.
2. The deposit produced by a lahar.
[Javanese, lava, lahar; akin to Hanunó'o (Malayo-Polynesian language of Mindoro) l ́ʔad, dry streambed, arroyo, and Malay dialectal (Thailand and northern peninsular Malaysia) lahar, pool of water in the jungle.]
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lahar

(ˈlɑːhɑː)
n
(Geological Science) a landslide of volcanic debris mixed with water down the sides of a volcano, usually precipitated by heavy rainfall
[C20: from Javanese: lava]
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Noun 1. lahar - an avalanche of volcanic water and mud down the slopes of a volcano
avalanche - a slide of large masses of snow and ice and mud down a mountain
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