nuée ardente

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French

Noun

nuée ardente (plural nuées ardentes or nuée ardentes)

  1. (geology) A destructive, turbulent, incandescent mass of particles enveloped in gas produced by the eruption of a volcano

Synonyms

  • Peléan cloud

French

Noun

nuée ardente f (plural nuée ardentes)

  1. pyroclastic flow
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