glacial lake outburst flood
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]glacial lake + outburst flood
Noun
[edit]glacial lake outburst flood (plural glacial lake outburst floods)
- 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.
Synonyms
[edit]- GLOF (abbreviation)
Hypernyms
[edit]Derived terms
[edit]- GLOF (abbreviation)