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pyroclastic flow

Syllabification: (py·ro·clas·tic flow)
Definition of pyroclastic flow

noun

Geology
  • a dense, destructive mass of very hot ash, lava fragments, and gases ejected explosively from a volcano and typically flowing downslope at great speed.

pyroclastic flow in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of pyroclastic flow in the British & World English dictionary