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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Meanwhile, the storms had cleared in Southern California after an atmospheric river caused flooding, mudslides and even a small tornado in the Los Angeles area.
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Joel Shannon, USA TODAY, 16 Feb. 2025
Cars and buildings in Kentucky were submerged in water, while mudslides blocked roads in Virginia.
—Landon Mion, Fox News, 16 Feb. 2025
Rains, mudslides and weather SoCal digs out after mudslides, flooding, rain rescues; tornado damages homes.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 16 Feb. 2025
Parts of the county are now under evacuation warnings near the areas ravaged by the wildfires due to mudslides or debris flow.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 14 Feb. 2025
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Joel Shannon, USA TODAY, 16 Feb. 2025
Cars and buildings in Kentucky were submerged in water, while mudslides blocked roads in Virginia.
—Landon Mion, Fox News, 16 Feb. 2025
Rains, mudslides and weather SoCal digs out after mudslides, flooding, rain rescues; tornado damages homes.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 16 Feb. 2025
Parts of the county are now under evacuation warnings near the areas ravaged by the wildfires due to mudslides or debris flow.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 14 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for mudslide
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“Mudslide.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mudslide. Accessed 26 Feb. 2025.
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