mudflow

Definitions

1. A type of landslide characterized by large flows of mud and water.
2. The dried-out product of such a flow.

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Examples

“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⟳[…]”

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