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Meaning of glacial lake outburst flood | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2

Definitions

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.

CEFR level

C2

Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

See also

glacial maximum glacial milk glacial period glacial polish glacial till glacial trough