a flow of soil or fine-grained sediment mixed with water down a steep unstable slope
mudflow in American English
(ˈmʌdˌfloʊ)
noun
a massive movement of wet soil, rocks, etc.
see also lahar, mudslide
mudflow in American English
(ˈmʌdˌflou)
noun Geology
1.
a flow of mixed earth debris containing a large amount of water
2.
the dried-out product of such a flow
Also called: mud slide, mudspate
Word origin
[1900–05; mud + flow]This word is first recorded in the period 1900–05. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: Young Turk, cathode-ray tube, desensitize, elder statesman, geopolitics
Examples of 'mudflow' in a sentence
mudflow
They fear snow at its peak will melt and cause a deadly mudflow.