: molten rock that issues from a volcano or from a fissure in the surface of a planet (such as earth) or moon
also
: such rock that has cooled and hardened
Examples of lava in a Sentence
a flow of molten lava
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Continuing along Oregon 242, the scenery changes as dark lava fields stretch across the hillsides, revealing the volcanic history that shaped this part of the state.
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Abby Price, Travel + Leisure, 7 Oct. 2025
And this will continue to be true at the intersection of personal injury law (which is experiencing its own floor-is-lava economics) and AI.
—Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 7 Oct. 2025
That’s nearly five times hotter than lava that spews from volcanoes on Earth, and just like lava, the Sun glows from the heat.
—Samuel Badman, The Conversation, 6 Oct. 2025
Specifically, they have been designed to explore lava tubes or underground tunnels formed by ancient volcanic activity that may exist on the moon.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 5 Oct. 2025
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Abby Price, Travel + Leisure, 7 Oct. 2025
And this will continue to be true at the intersection of personal injury law (which is experiencing its own floor-is-lava economics) and AI.
—Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 7 Oct. 2025
That’s nearly five times hotter than lava that spews from volcanoes on Earth, and just like lava, the Sun glows from the heat.
—Samuel Badman, The Conversation, 6 Oct. 2025
Specifically, they have been designed to explore lava tubes or underground tunnels formed by ancient volcanic activity that may exist on the moon.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 5 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for lava
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“Lava.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lava. Accessed 10 Oct. 2025.
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