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Meaning of pillow lava | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

The rock type, resembling pillows, typically formed when lava emerges from an underwater volcanic vent or a lava flow enters the ocean.
uncountable
A rock of that type.
countable

Equivalents

Suomi tyynylaava

Examples

“Ancient pillow lavas are easily recognisable. I first saw them underneath a lighthouse on the coast near Fishguard in western Wales […]”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

See also

pillow menu pillow pouch pillow princess pillow queen pillow shading pillow talk