mauna loa

[ mou-nuh -loh-uh, maw-nuh ]

/ ˈmaʊ nə ˈloʊ ə, ˈmɔ nə /

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noun

a vine, Canavalia microcarpa, of the legume family, naturalized in Hawaii, having pink or lavender flowers used to make leis.

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Origin of mauna loa

After Mauna Loa

Words nearby mauna loa

Maumee, maumet, maun, Mauna Kea, Mauna Kea Observatory, mauna loa, maunche, maund, maunder, Maunder minimum, maundy

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Mauna Loa

[ mou-nuh -loh-uh, maw-nuh ]

/ ˈmaʊ nə ˈloʊ ə, ˈmɔ nə /

noun

an active volcano on the Island of Hawaii: one of the five shield volcanoes that form the island, and the world’s largest volcano that rises above the ocean. 13,680 feet (4,170 meters).

See also Hualalai, Kilauea, Kohala, Mauna Kea.

Origin of Mauna Loa

First recorded in 1840–45; from Hawaiian: literally, “Long Mountain; Great Mountain”

How to use mauna loa in a sentence

A study reported that aerial bombing “has a substantial probability of success for diversion of lava” based on US Air Force bombing experiments on Mauna Loa in the 1970s.
Kilauea is erupting in Hawaii. Here are 7 things to know about volcanoes.|Umair Irfan|September 30, 2021|Vox
It does snow on Hawaii Island in the winter months—at the summits of Mauna Loa and Mauna Kea—but that likely won’t affect your visit.
Your Guide to Visiting National Parks in Winter|The Editors|January 4, 2021|Outside Online
In the background, outside, is Papa Legba, who is a Loa, the word for a Voodoo deity.
‘Gods of Suburbia’: Dina Goldstein’s Arresting Photo Series on Religion vs. Consumerism|Dina Goldstein|November 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Evidently they were either hurt or distressed that we should think of scientifically observing Mauna Loa.
The White Man's Foot|Grant Allen

Our arrival at Mauna Loa seemed to prove, as it were, the signal for the mountain to burst out at once into full activity.
The White Man's Foot|Grant Allen
Ringrose identifies this bay and river with the bay and river of Loa, on the Chilean coast, the bay in 21° 28´ S. lat.
Privateering and Piracy in the Colonial Period|Various
Una Loa stood among them all like a bright spirit from somewhere.
The Cassowary|Stanley Waterloo
She looked at Jon and Loa, and made complaint to their father that they were still very small and not likely to be of much use.
The Shape of Fear|Elia W. Peattie

British Dictionary definitions for mauna loa

Mauna Loa

/ (ˈmaʊnɑː ˈləʊɑː) /

noun

an active volcano in Hawaii, on S central Hawaii island. Height: 4171 m (13 684 ft)

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