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mauna loa
1[ mou-nuh loh-uh, maw-nuh ]
noun
- a vine, Canavalia microcarpa, of the legume family, naturalized in Hawaii, having pink or lavender flowers used to make leis.
Mauna Loa
2[ mou-nuh loh-uh, maw-nuh ]
noun
- an active volcano on the Island of Hawaii: one of the five shield volcanoes that form the island, and the world’s largest volcano that rises above the ocean. 13,680 feet (4,170 meters).
Mauna Loa
/ ˈmaʊnɑː ˈləʊɑː /
noun
- an active volcano in Hawaii, on S central Hawaii island. Height: 4171 m (13 684 ft)
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Word History and Origins
Origin of mauna loa1
After Mauna Loa
Origin of mauna loa2
First recorded in 1840–45; from Hawaiian: literally, “Long Mountain; Great Mountain”
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Example Sentences
Evidently they were either hurt or distressed that we should think of scientifically observing Mauna Loa.
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Our arrival at Mauna Loa seemed to prove, as it were, the signal for the mountain to burst out at once into full activity.
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Tossed madly about in the storm, it was carried far across the flank of Mauna Loa and dropped into the sea off the shore of Kau.
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Considering its submarine portion, Mauna Loa really rises nearly 30,000 feet above the sea floor.
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Who will deny that Kilauea may not soar even above Mauna Loa?
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