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Meaning of rockflow | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A landslide of rocks; a downslope flow of rocks (compare earthflow).

Examples

“[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[…]”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

See also

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