lahar

[lah-hahr]

noun Geology.

a landslide of wet volcanic debris on the side of a volcano.

the deposit left by such a landslide.

Origin of lahar

1925–30; < Javanese: lahar, lava

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

British Dictionary definitions for lahar

lahar

noun

a landslide of volcanic debris mixed with water down the sides of a volcano, usually precipitated by heavy rainfall

Word Origin for lahar

C20: from Javanese: lava

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

lahar in Science

lahar

[lä′här′]

A wet mass of volcanic fragments flowing rapidly downhill. Lahars usually contain ash, breccia, and boulders mixed with rainwater or with river or lake water displaced by the lava flow associated with the volcano.

The deposit produced by such a flowing mass.