HyperDic: plinian_eruption

English > 1 sense of the expression Plinian eruption:
NOUNeventPlinian eruptiona volcanic eruption in which a stream of gas and ash is violently ejected to a height of several miles
English > Plinian eruption: 1 sense > noun 1, event
MeaningA volcanic eruption in which a stream of gas and ash is violently ejected to a height of several miles.
Broadervolcanic eruption, eruptionThe sudden occurrence of a violent discharge of steam and volcanic material
CatalanErupció pliniana

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