"glacial lake outburst flood" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: glacial lake outburst floods [plural]
Etymology: From glacial lake + outburst flood. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|glacial lake|outburst flood}} glacial lake + outburst flood Head templates: {{en-noun}} glacial lake outburst flood (plural glacial lake outburst floods)
  1. The rapid draining of a lake created by a dam of glacial ice, wherein the lake water undermines the glacier plugging the outlet, leading to a flood. Wikipedia link: en:glacial lake outburst flood Synonyms: GLOF [abbreviation] Hypernyms: outburst flood, flood Derived forms: GLOF [abbreviation]
    Sense id: en-glacial_lake_outburst_flood-en-noun-rspbS1MS Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

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