mudflow

Definition

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

Etymology

From mud + flow.

Example Sentences

• "Some believe an earthquake set off the disaster, others that the mudflow was caused by a company drilling for natural gas."
• "[A] rockflow involving at least 1.5 million m3 of material moved down the Uchau-Su river valley into the sea within a day. Some mudflows are so viscous that they come to a halt in the stream channel. On slopes, soilflow or earthflow depend[…]"