mudslide
noun
mud·slide
ˈməd-ˌslīd 
1
: mudflow
2
: a cocktail made with coffee liqueur, vodka, and cream
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The heavy rain triggered a mudslide.
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Burn scar areas from recent wildfires in the region will be particularly vulnerable to mudslides and debris flows.
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Taylor Ward, CNN Money, 14 Nov. 2025
In addition, there will be a significant risk for rockslides and mudslides in mountain and canyon roadways.
—Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 13 Nov. 2025
Evacuation warnings are in place for parts of Southern California as an incoming storm could bring potential mudslides and debris flows to burn scar areas, according to county officials.
—Kenton Gewecke, ABC News, 13 Nov. 2025
In 1985 the Nevado del Ruiz volcano triggered a mudslide that wiped out the town of Armero, Colombia in one of the 20th century’s worst natural disasters.
—Greg Dixon, NPR, 13 Nov. 2025
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Taylor Ward, CNN Money, 14 Nov. 2025
In addition, there will be a significant risk for rockslides and mudslides in mountain and canyon roadways.
—Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 13 Nov. 2025
Evacuation warnings are in place for parts of Southern California as an incoming storm could bring potential mudslides and debris flows to burn scar areas, according to county officials.
—Kenton Gewecke, ABC News, 13 Nov. 2025
In 1985 the Nevado del Ruiz volcano triggered a mudslide that wiped out the town of Armero, Colombia in one of the 20th century’s worst natural disasters.
—Greg Dixon, NPR, 13 Nov. 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 18 Nov. 2025.
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