adj. Steep, like a precipice; as, a precipitous cliff or mountain. adj. Headlong; as, precipitous fall. adj. Hasty; rash; quick; sudden; precipitate; as, precipitous attempts. from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English. adj. Steep, like a precipice. adj. Headlong. adj. Hasty; rash; quick; sudden; precipitate.
A'a' lava flow burying a road on Etna (Oct. 2002). Brief explanation: A'a' lava is the most common appearance type of lava flows that cool down forming fragmented, rough, sometimes spiny, or blocky surfaces.
Also found in: Dictionary/thesaurus, Wikipedia. see lava lava, molten rock that erupts on the earth's surface, either on land or under the ocean, by a volcano or through a fissure. It solidifies into igneous rock that is also called lava......