volcanic lightning

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Etymology[edit]

From volcanic +‎ lightning.

Noun[edit]

volcanic lightning (uncountable)

  1. (volcanology, meteorology) Electrical discharge that occurs during a volcanic eruption, caused by a build-up of static electricity in colliding ejecta (such as ash and debris).

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