avalanche vs lahar
lahar vs avalancheavalanche and lahar both are nouns.
avalanche is a verb but lahar is not a verb.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| avalanche | Yes | No | Yes | No |
| lahar | Yes | No | No | No |
As nouns,
lahar is a hyponym of
avalanche; that is, lahar is a
word with a more specific, narrower meaning than
avalanche:
- avalanche: a slide of large masses of snow and ice and mud down a mountain
- lahar: an avalanche of volcanic water and mud down the slopes of a volcano
| avalanche (noun) | lahar (noun) |
|---|---|
| a slide of large masses of snow and ice and mud down a mountain | an avalanche of volcanic water and mud down the slopes of a volcano |
| a sudden appearance of an overwhelming number of things |
| avalanche (verb) | lahar (verb) |
|---|---|
| gather into a huge mass and roll down a mountain, of snow |
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