glacial lake outburst flood

English

Etymology

From glacial lake +‎ outburst flood.

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.

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