: a moving mass of soil made fluid by rain or melting snow
also
: lahar
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Pyroclastic flows and mudflows, or lahars, could affect the upper Chakachatna River valley.
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Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Mar. 2025
The mudflow down Las Flores Canyon in mid-February happened the same day an LAFD member had his vehicle swept off the road and into the ocean by a large debris flow just down the coast at Big Rock Road.
—Tom Tapp, Deadline, 26 Mar. 2025
The volcanic mudflows pose very little risk because there are no communities in the area.
—Minyvonne Burke, NBC News, 20 Mar. 2025
The eruption would cause volcanic mudflows and pyroclastic flows, which are hot, high-speed flows of ash, volcanic rocks and gas.
—Minyvonne Burke, NBC News, 20 Mar. 2025
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Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Mar. 2025
The mudflow down Las Flores Canyon in mid-February happened the same day an LAFD member had his vehicle swept off the road and into the ocean by a large debris flow just down the coast at Big Rock Road.
—Tom Tapp, Deadline, 26 Mar. 2025
The volcanic mudflows pose very little risk because there are no communities in the area.
—Minyvonne Burke, NBC News, 20 Mar. 2025
The eruption would cause volcanic mudflows and pyroclastic flows, which are hot, high-speed flows of ash, volcanic rocks and gas.
—Minyvonne Burke, NBC News, 20 Mar. 2025
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“Mudflow.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mudflow. Accessed 14 Apr. 2025.
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mudflow
noun
mud·flow
ˈməd-ˌflō 
: a moving mass of mud made up of soil and rainwater or melted snow
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