pillow lava en · NOUN
Meanings
- (uncountable) The rock type, resembling pillows, typically formed when lava emerges from an underwater volcanic vent or a lava flow enters the ocean.
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(countable) A rock of that type.
Ancient pillow lavas are easily recognisable. I first saw them underneath a lighthouse on the coast near Fishguard in western Wales […]
2004, Richard Fortey, The Earth, Folio Society, published 2011, page 45:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| pillow lavas | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Hypernyms
Translations (3)
ga laibhe adhartach (rock type) · is bólstraberg (rock type) · fi tyynylaava (rock type)