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Definition of LAVA FLOW. : a stream or sheet of molten or solidified lava. ADVERTISEMENT. This word doesn't usually appear in our free dictionary, but the definition from our premium Unabridged Dictionary is offered here on a limited basis.
1. Molten rock that reaches the earth's surface through a volcano or fissure. 2. The rock formed by the cooling and solidifying of molten rock. [Italian, perhaps from Latin lÄbÄs, fall, from Latin lÄbÄ«, to fall.] Word History: Appropriately, lava was named by people living near Mount Vesuvius.