Definition of Mauna Loa

1. Noun. An active volcano on south central Hawaii Island.

Group relationships: Hawaii, Hawaii Island
Generic synonyms: Volcano

Definition of Mauna Loa

1. Proper noun. A volcano in Hawaii, the largest volcano in the world. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Mauna Loa

Mau Mau
Mauchart's ligaments
Maud
Maud Gonne
Maude
Maudie
Maugham
Maughamesque
Maughamian
Maui
Maui Island
Mauldin
Maulis
Maulvibazar District
Mauna Kea
Mauna Loa (current term)
Maunday Thursday
Maunday coin
Maunday money
Maunder minimum
Maundy
Maundy Thursday
Maundy money
Maura
Maureen
Maureen Catherine Connolly
Maurer's clefts
Maurer's dots
Mauresque

Literary usage of Mauna Loa

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Journal of Geography (1915)
"Mauna Loa, on the island of Hawaii, stands 13675 feet above sea level, ... Mauna Loa and Mauna Kea, if their true bases are considered to be at the bottom ..."

2. The Indigenous Trees of the Hawaiian Islands by Joseph Francis Charles Rock (1913)
"Mauna Loa. The vegetation is extremely uniform, Ohia lehua being the only tree, while in certain localities it is entirely bare of vegetation. ..."

3. The History of the San Francisco Disaster and Mount Vesuvius Horror by Charles Eugene Banks, Opie Percival Read (1906)
"Of this, Mauna Loa and its slopes occupy more than half, and Mauna Kea, a still loftier but extinct volcano, the remainder. Between them is a tableland ..."

4. Life in Hawaii: An Autobiographic Sketch of Mission Life and Labors, 1835-1881 by Titus Coan (1882)
"Eruptions of Mauna Loa—The Eruption of 1852— The Fire-Fountain—A Visit to it—Alone on the ... MY account of the eruption of Mauna Loa in February, 1852, ..."

5. Los Gringos: Or, An Inside View of Mexico and California, with Wanderings in by Henry Augustus Wise (1849)
"Mauna Kea and Mauna Loa. DURING the fortnight of our stay in the bay of Hilo, we had opportunities of observing a fair sample of island life. ..."

6. Narrative of the United States Exploring Expedition: During the Years 1838 by Charles Wilkes (1852)
"... Hawaii— Mountain of Mauna Loa—Village of Hilo—Ascent of Mauna Loa—Description of the Party—Volcano of Kilauea—Appearance of the Crater—Summit of Mauna ..."

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