pahoehoe
/pəˈhəʊɪhəʊi
/noun [mass noun] Geology
Basaltic lava forming smooth undulating or ropy masses. Often contrasted with aa.Herding cattle and galloping horses across rough a'a lava fields and smoother pahoehoe takes a special kind of cowboy-the Kona paniolo....
- Back up above-ground, trek across the surreal terrain that resembles a moon crater and examine the different types of Hawaiian lava: pahoehoe, which has a smooth and ropey surface, and a'a, which resembles stirred up brownies.
- The upper flow unit is well exposed in the Prospect Park quarry and is made up of three types of lava flow structures: massive, columnar basalt, subaqueous, pahoehoe flow lobes, and bedded pillow lava.
Origin
Mid 19th century: from Hawaiian.
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- with all one's might
- with (any or a bit of) luck
- with apologies to
- with a vengeance
- with a view to
- with a will
- with bells on
- with both barrels
- with (brass) knobs on
- with child
- withdraw
- withdrawal
- withdrawal symptoms
- withdrawing room
- withdrawn
- withe
- with effect from
- with effort
- with egg on one's face
- wither
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- Huascarán
- hub
- hub-and-spoke