: molten rock that issues from a volcano or from a fissure in the surface of a planet (such as earth) or moon
also
: such rock that has cooled and hardened
Examples of lava in a Sentence
a flow of molten lava
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The acquisition kept the land out of the hands of a developer with plans to carve its spectacular rock ranges, lava flows, sand dunes, valleys and cactus gardens into 40-acre ranches.
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Elaine Woo, Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2025
The newer ones will be dark, rolling fields void of life, but the older lava flows will have vegetation and trees sprouting from the creases.
—Graham Averill, Outside Online, 7 Mar. 2025
The fleeing bear apparently had come to the foot of one of those vertical lava cliffs that make the walls of these canyons straight-sided and impassable in places.
—Frank C. Hibben, Outdoor Life, 13 Feb. 2025
By early Wednesday morning, officials said lava fountains were reaching 16-200 feet high.
—CBS News, 12 Feb. 2025
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Elaine Woo, Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2025
The newer ones will be dark, rolling fields void of life, but the older lava flows will have vegetation and trees sprouting from the creases.
—Graham Averill, Outside Online, 7 Mar. 2025
The fleeing bear apparently had come to the foot of one of those vertical lava cliffs that make the walls of these canyons straight-sided and impassable in places.
—Frank C. Hibben, Outdoor Life, 13 Feb. 2025
By early Wednesday morning, officials said lava fountains were reaching 16-200 feet high.
—CBS News, 12 Feb. 2025
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“Lava.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lava. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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