Mudflow

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A type of landslide characterized by large flows of mud and water.

    "Some believe an earthquake set off the disaster, others that the mudflow was caused by a company drilling for natural gas."

  2. 2
    The dried-out product of such a flow.

Synonyms

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landslidemudslidemudslidemudspatemudspate

Example

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"Some believe an earthquake set off the disaster, others that the mudflow was caused by a company drilling for natural gas."

Etymology

From mud + flow.

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