: a moving mass of soil made fluid by rain or melting snow
also
: lahar
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In Ventura, mudflow was reported on the northbound lanes of the 101 Freeway near La Conchita.
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Austin Turner, CBS News, 15 Nov. 2025
Miner Freeport-McMoRan could also see another rally despite a deadly mudflow incident in Indonesia in September.
—Jaures Yip, CNBC, 17 Oct. 2025
Multiple homes were damaged and roads closed by mudflows.
—Bay Area News Group, Mercury News, 19 Sep. 2025
To Harland’s mind, these were all too expansive and widespread to have come from mudflows.
—Laura Poppick
july 22, Literary Hub, 22 July 2025
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Austin Turner, CBS News, 15 Nov. 2025
Miner Freeport-McMoRan could also see another rally despite a deadly mudflow incident in Indonesia in September.
—Jaures Yip, CNBC, 17 Oct. 2025
Multiple homes were damaged and roads closed by mudflows.
—Bay Area News Group, Mercury News, 19 Sep. 2025
To Harland’s mind, these were all too expansive and widespread to have come from mudflows.
—Laura Poppick
july 22, Literary Hub, 22 July 2025
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“Mudflow.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mudflow. Accessed 1 Dec. 2025.
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mudflow
noun
mud·flow
ˈməd-ˌflō 
: a moving mass of mud made up of soil and rainwater or melted snow
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