glacial lake outburst flood
English
editEtymology
editFrom glacial lake + outburst flood.
Noun
editglacial lake outburst flood (plural glacial lake outburst floods)
- 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.
Synonyms
edit- GLOF (abbreviation)
Hypernyms
editDerived terms
edit- GLOF (abbreviation)