glacial lake outburst flood

/G L EY1 SH AH0 L EY0 K AW0 T B ER0 S T F L AH0 D/
noun
  1. 1

    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.

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