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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The next year, a major fire ripped through Malibu, destroying hundreds of homes and later, when the El Nino storms arrived, resulted in mudslides that shut off major coastal routes for months.
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Gary Baum, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Jan. 2025
Church member Jeannie Hume, 69, said the team will leave March 14 to help build a new home for a Guatemala family who just lost their house in a mudslide.
—Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Jan. 2025
Helene’s floods and mudslides damaged at least 100,000 homes in Western North Carolina, according to a state count.
—Nora O’Neill, Charlotte Observer, 14 Jan. 2025
This raises risks of flooding, mudslides, and rockslides.
—Amanda Castro, Newsweek, 27 Dec. 2024
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Gary Baum, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Jan. 2025
Church member Jeannie Hume, 69, said the team will leave March 14 to help build a new home for a Guatemala family who just lost their house in a mudslide.
—Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Jan. 2025
Helene’s floods and mudslides damaged at least 100,000 homes in Western North Carolina, according to a state count.
—Nora O’Neill, Charlotte Observer, 14 Jan. 2025
This raises risks of flooding, mudslides, and rockslides.
—Amanda Castro, Newsweek, 27 Dec. 2024
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“Mudslide.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mudslide. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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