mudslide
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3.5
- noun
- /ˈmʌdˌslaɪd/
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- The mudslide took care of that.
- mudslides and floods
They move slowly and you don't realize you're caught in the mudslide until it's too late.
- They move slowly and you don't realize you're caught in the mudslide until it's too late.
- It just drips down like a mudslide.
Examples
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But recently, a mudslide has exposed what might be the C-47's tail, and satellite pictures have pinpointed the spot.
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A huge mudslide is roaring its way down the hill toward him.
Fiction book (1996) -
Last year during the storms, we had a mudslide.
Fiction book (1994) -
Floods and mudslides all over.
Academic text (2007) -
The mudslide hits a flat area near a stand of trees, spreads out, and slows.
Fiction book (1996) -
They move slowly and you don't realize you're caught in the mudslide until it's too late.
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Frieda clutched at his clothes as all three plunged over the edge and tumbled down the slope in a mudslide.
Fiction book (1995) -
While freak weather conditions persist across the world, flood waters in Belgium are still rising, and the mudslides in Central America have sparked fears of the spread of disease.
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At least 20 people were buried in the mudslide and are presumed dead.
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The rain also triggered mudslides this week, and hundreds of people are still missing.
Synonyms
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3.4
A large mass of earth, rock, or snow moving down a slope
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3.3
A large mass of earth and rock that moves down a hill or cliff
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4.0
A fast flow of water mixed with mud, rocks, and soil down a slope after heavy rain or a volcano
A mass of earth and rock that moves down a slope often suddenly
A sudden slide of earth or rocks down a slope
Antonyms
How Large
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Mudslide is simply two words put together: mud and slide, so it means a 'slide' of wet earth. Think of a playground slide filled with mud — that's why a mudslide is mud moving quickly down a hill after heavy rain.