Dictionary

mudslide en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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• /ˈmʌdˌslaɪd/ (General-American)

Etymology

Etymology tree English mud Proto-Germanic *slīdaną Proto-West Germanic *slīdan Old English slīdan Middle English sliden English slide English mudslide From mud + slide.

Meanings

1. A geological event in which viscous mud flows down an incline.
   • Flooding occurs in areas where the ground is unable to absorb all of the water, according to forecasters, who explained that flash flooding can also be caused by mudslides or breaks in dams or levees. 2021 July 18, Neil Vigdor, “What Is Flash Flooding, and How Can You Avoid It?”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:
   • A mudslide in the south-western province of Guizhou has resulted in 15 deaths. Thirty people are still missing as the search continues. 2019 July 25, “Chinese landslide kills 15, 30 still missing”, in Deutsche Welle, archived from the original on 25 Jul 2019, News:
2. A mixed drink consisting of vodka, Kahlúa and Baileys.
   • […] and seem able to function during A.M. drills even after several parasolled Mudslides or the House-Specialty Blue Flame cognac-based things you have to blow out before sipping from their huge blue-rimmed snifters. 1996, David Foster Wallace, Infinite Jest […], Boston, Mass.; New York, N.Y.: Little, Brown and Company, →ISBN, page 997:

Forms

Relateds

sandslide · landslide

Synonyms

mudflow

Translations (41)

fr coulée de boue (geological disaster in which a large amount of mud gathers and moves rapidly down a hill or slope) · nl grondverschuiving (geological disaster in which a large amount of mud gathers and moves rapidly down a hill or slope) · id lumpur longsor (geological disaster in which a large amount of mud gathers and moves rapidly down a hill or slope) · cmn 土石流 (geological disaster in which a large amount of mud gathers and moves rapidly down a hill or slope) · ga sleamhnú láibe (geological disaster in which a large amount of mud gathers and moves rapidly down a hill or slope) · cmn 泥石流 (geological disaster in which a large amount of mud gathers and moves rapidly down a hill or slope) · da mudderstrøm (geological disaster in which a large amount of mud gathers and moves rapidly down a hill or slope) · cmn 泥流 (geological disaster in which a large amount of mud gathers and moves rapidly down a hill or slope) · ru сель (geological disaster in which a large amount of mud gathers and moves rapidly down a hill or slope) · es huayco (geological disaster in which a large amount of mud gathers and moves rapidly down a hill or slope) · de Mure (geological disaster in which a large amount of mud gathers and moves rapidly down a hill or slope) · ga sciorradh láibe (geological disaster in which a large amount of mud gathers and moves rapidly down a hill or slope) · th โคลนถล่ม (geological disaster in which a large amount of mud gathers and moves rapidly down a hill or slope) · es guaico (geological disaster in which a large amount of mud gathers and moves rapidly down a hill or slope) · ko 진흙 사태 (geological disaster in which a large amount of mud gathers and moves rapidly down a hill or slope) · ja 崖崩れ (geological disaster in which a large amount of mud gathers and moves rapidly down a hill or slope) · ja 土石流 (geological disaster in which a large amount of mud gathers and moves rapidly down a hill or slope) · tr çamur akıntısı (geological disaster in which a large amount of mud gathers and moves rapidly down a hill or slope) · ko 이류 (geological disaster in which a large amount of mud gathers and moves rapidly down a hill or slope) · sv slamström (geological disaster in which a large amount of mud gathers and moves rapidly down a hill or slope) · pl powódź błotna (geological disaster in which a large amount of mud gathers and moves rapidly down a hill or slope) · es deslizamiento (geological disaster in which a large amount of mud gathers and moves rapidly down a hill or slope) · de Schlammlawine (geological disaster in which a large amount of mud gathers and moves rapidly down a hill or slope) · nl aardverschuiving (geological disaster in which a large amount of mud gathers and moves rapidly down a hill or slope) · es huaico (geological disaster in which a large amount of mud gathers and moves rapidly down a hill or slope) · es flujo de lodo (geological disaster in which a large amount of mud gathers and moves rapidly down a hill or slope) · sv lerskred (geological disaster in which a large amount of mud gathers and moves rapidly down a hill or slope) · ja 泥流 (geological disaster in which a large amount of mud gathers and moves rapidly down a hill or slope) · vi lở đất (geological disaster in which a large amount of mud gathers and moves rapidly down a hill or slope) · fi mutavyöry (geological disaster in which a large amount of mud gathers and moves rapidly down a hill or slope) · sv ras (geological disaster in which a large amount of mud gathers and moves rapidly down a hill or slope) · pt deslizamento (geological disaster in which a large amount of mud gathers and moves rapidly down a hill or slope) · et rusuvool (geological disaster in which a large amount of mud gathers and moves rapidly down a hill or slope) · ru о́ползень (geological disaster in which a large amount of mud gathers and moves rapidly down a hill or slope) · hu sárcsuszamlás (geological disaster in which a large amount of mud gathers and moves rapidly down a hill or slope) · de Murgang (geological disaster in which a large amount of mud gathers and moves rapidly down a hill or slope) · nl modderstroom (geological disaster in which a large amount of mud gathers and moves rapidly down a hill or slope) · es aluvión (geological disaster in which a large amount of mud gathers and moves rapidly down a hill or slope) · ko 토석류 (geological disaster in which a large amount of mud gathers and moves rapidly down a hill or slope) · ms tanah runtuh (geological disaster in which a large amount of mud gathers and moves rapidly down a hill or slope) · ka ღვარცოფი (geological disaster in which a large amount of mud gathers and moves rapidly down a hill or slope)