jökulhlaup

noun

A subglacial outburst flood; a sudden release of water from a subglacial lake.

OriginIcelandic jökulhlaup →
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Meanings

nounjökulhlaup (plural jökulhlaups)

plural jökulhlaups · alternative jokulhaup · alternative jokulhlaup

  1. A subglacial outburst flood; a sudden release of water from a subglacial lake.

Origin

  1. Icelandicjökulhlaup
  2. Icelandicjökulhlaup
  3. Englishjökulhlaup

Borrowed from Icelandic jökulhlaup (“glacier burst”).

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APA

jökulhlaup. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/j%C3%B6kulhlaup

MLA

“jökulhlaup.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/j%C3%B6kulhlaup. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “jökulhlaup,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/j%C3%B6kulhlaup.

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