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maar

  [mahr]
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–noun Geology.
a circular volcanic landform resulting from explosive ash eruptions.
Origin:
1820–30; < G Maar a depression filled with standing water (esp. in the Eifel district)
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maar   (mär)   
n.  A flatbottom, roughly circular volcanic crater of explosive origin that is often filled with water.

[German, from Vulgar Latin *mara, standing water, lake, from Latin mare, sea; see mare2.]
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