nuee ardente

nu·ée ar·dente

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noun plural nuee ardente (in a volcanic eruption) a swiftly flowing, dense cloud of hot gases, ashes, and lava fragments. 1
noun nuee ardente a rapidly moving turbulent incandescent cloud of gas, ash, and rock fragments flowing close to the ground after violent ejection from a volcano 0
noun nuee ardente a thick, deadly volcanic cloud of steam, dust, ash, etc., that explodes violently, may begin to glow, and rushes down the sides of the volcano 0

before 1900

One of the 17% newest English words

1900-05; < French: literally, burning cloud

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