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lava

[lah-vuh, lav-uh] / ˈlɑ və, ˈlæv ə /
NOUN
volcano matter
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Snaking through dunes, mountains and lava fields, the pipeline carries oil from huge fields in eastern Saudi Arabia to the country’s Red Sea Coast.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 11, 2026

Their position suggests they were later exposed to heat from lava or volcanic ash after they originally formed.

From Science Daily • Mar. 10, 2026

What they dug out was at points like "molten lava".

From BBC • Feb. 12, 2026

This scale aligns with other volcanic features on Venus, where lava channels exceed the size and length of those found on other rocky worlds.

From Science Daily • Feb. 12, 2026

Sunny rolled her dice and landed in a pool of lava.

From "The Stars Beneath Our Feet" by David Barclay Moore