mudslide
noun
mud·slide
ˈməd-ˌslīd 
1
: mudflow
2
: a cocktail made with coffee liqueur, vodka, and cream
Examples of mudslide in a Sentence
The heavy rain triggered a mudslide.
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Even after those fires were extinguished, damage to the environment caused mudslides that blocked Interstate 70 and triggered deadly flash flooding.
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Elise Schmelzer The Denver Post (tns), arkansasonline.com, 25 Nov. 2024
Forecasters warned the potential of floods and mudslides continued as the region received additional rain beginning Sunday.
—Amanda Castro, Newsweek, 25 Nov. 2024
An atmospheric river dumping rain across Northern California and several feet of snow in the Sierra was making its way across the state Friday, bringing flooding and threatening mudslides along with it.
—Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 22 Nov. 2024
Life-threatening mudslides and flash flooding can result, even in the unlikely event that a tropical depression or tropical storm does not develop.
—Brandi D. Addison, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
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Elise Schmelzer The Denver Post (tns), arkansasonline.com, 25 Nov. 2024
Forecasters warned the potential of floods and mudslides continued as the region received additional rain beginning Sunday.
—Amanda Castro, Newsweek, 25 Nov. 2024
An atmospheric river dumping rain across Northern California and several feet of snow in the Sierra was making its way across the state Friday, bringing flooding and threatening mudslides along with it.
—Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 22 Nov. 2024
Life-threatening mudslides and flash flooding can result, even in the unlikely event that a tropical depression or tropical storm does not develop.
—Brandi D. Addison, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
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“Mudslide.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mudslide. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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