lava lake

noun

A reservoir of molten lava contained in a volcanic vent, crater, or broad depression.

Meanings

nounlava lake (plural lava lakes)

plural lava lakes

  1. geographyA reservoir of molten lava contained in a volcanic vent, crater, or broad depression.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 熔岩湖
  • 熔岩湖 (róngyánhú)reservoir of molten lava
Finnish laavajärvi
  • laavajärvireservoir of molten lava
French lac de lave
  • lac de lavereservoir of molten lava
Hungarian lávató
  • lávatóreservoir of molten lava
Polish jezioro lawy, jezioro lawowe
  • jezioro lawyreservoir of molten lava
  • jezioro lawowereservoir of molten lava
Russian лáвовое óзеро
  • лáвовое óзеро (lávovoje ózero)reservoir of molten lava
Swedish lavasjö
  • lavasjöreservoir of molten lava
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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

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