Meaning of bogslide | Babel Free

Definitions

A rapid movement of saturated peat in (or from and moving out of) a bog, similar to a landslide or mudslide.

Examples

“[...] indiscriminate cutting had caused, and was calculated to cause, waste and bogslides, and thereby to injure and ultimately destroy the bog.”

“There is a reference to bogslides in the letter in the Morning Post, and it is possible that a slide on Knocklayd, which has a ring of peat-covered land around its crest, may have inspired some ingenious wit.”

“[…] peatlands/moors are dynamic environments, subject to rapid change (bogslides) and excavation is extremely difficult/ hazardous due the collapse of the sidewalls and water ingress. The location and diggability of peat have resulted in peatlands being the focus of searches for items of forensic interest[…]”

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