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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Helene, which also hit other states on the East Coast, caused severe flooding and mudslides, leading to deaths, displacement and other damages across the state.
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Filip Timotija, The Hill, 30 Oct. 2024
Many others are still trapped, stuck between extreme flooding on one side and mudslides on the other.
—Melissa Hanson, Scientific American, 4 Oct. 2024
The state was sending water supplies and other items toward Buncombe County and Asheville, but mudslides blocking Interstate 40 and other highways prevented supplies from making it.
—Kate Payne, arkansasonline.com, 30 Sep. 2024
Many routes out of Asheville have closed due to flooding, downed trees and power lines, mudslides.
—Susanne Paola Antonetta, CNN, 11 Oct. 2024
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Filip Timotija, The Hill, 30 Oct. 2024
Many others are still trapped, stuck between extreme flooding on one side and mudslides on the other.
—Melissa Hanson, Scientific American, 4 Oct. 2024
The state was sending water supplies and other items toward Buncombe County and Asheville, but mudslides blocking Interstate 40 and other highways prevented supplies from making it.
—Kate Payne, arkansasonline.com, 30 Sep. 2024
Many routes out of Asheville have closed due to flooding, downed trees and power lines, mudslides.
—Susanne Paola Antonetta, CNN, 11 Oct. 2024
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“Mudslide.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mudslide. Accessed 4 Nov. 2024.
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