subglacial volcano

noun

A volcanic mass formed by eruptions under the surface of a glacier or ice sheet then melted into a lake by lava.

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Meanings

nounsubglacial volcano (plural subglacial volcanoes)

plural subglacial volcanoes

  1. geographyA volcanic mass formed by eruptions under the surface of a glacier or ice sheet then melted into a lake by lava.
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