lavafall

plural lavafalls

1. A cascade of lava down a slope or cliff.

   The scene portrayed an immense volcano birthing a Yosemite-esque lavafall.

   2008, Rosaly M. C. Lopes, Michael W. Carroll, Alien Volcanoes, Johns Hopkins University Press, →ISBN, page 37

   2 more examples

   They may flow down river beds with velocities approaching those of the rivers; where there are sharp irregularities, the lavas plunge over them in lavafalls.

   1989, Peter W. Birkeland, Edwin E. Larson, Putnam's Geology, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 254

   Glowing hot rivers of lava bisect the landscape, leading to a stunning lavafall.

   2011, Lego Ninjago: Official Guide, Scholastic, →ISBN, page 88