Definition of Lateral blast

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Lateral blast

The term 'Lateral blast' as it applies to the area of volcanos can be defined as '   A sideways-directed explosion from the side or summit of a volcano.    An explosive event in which energy is directed horizontally instead of vertically as in an eruption column'.

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