mudslide

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mudslide

  • /ˈmʌdˌslaɪd/ US

noun mudslides

  1. A geological event in which viscous mud flows down an incline. A mudslide in the south-western province of Guizhou has resulted in 15 deaths. Thirty people are still missing as the search continues.
  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.

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noun geological disaster in which a large amount of mud gathers and moves rapidly down a hill or slope

Españoldeslizamiento, flujo de lodo, huaico, guaico, huayco, aluvión
한국어이류 iryu, 진흙 사태 jinheuk satae, 토석류 toseongnyu
日本語崖崩れ, 泥流 deiryū, 土石流 dosekiryū
中文泥石流 níshíliú, 土石流 tǔshíliú, 泥流 níliú
Portuguêsdeslizamento
Françaiscoulée de boue
DeutschSchlammlawine, Murgang, Mure
Русскийсель selʹ, о́ползень ópolzenʹ
Tiếng Việtlở đất

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@misc{mudslide_2026,
  title = {mudslide},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/mudslide},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}