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.

Recent Examples on the Web

Forecasters said Nolo's outer bands could cause life-threatening flooding and mudslides, with parts of the Big Island possibly getting up to 20 inches of rain. — Arkansas Online, 29 Sep. 2026

Subsequent rainfall turned burn areas into mudslides and filled waterways with runoff. — ABC News, 29 Sep. 2026

Water began to flood the streets of Baja California Sur on Monday hours after residents boarded up homes and set up embankments as Hurricane Polo bore down on the peninsula Monday, threatening high winds, floods and mudslides. — Megan Janetsky, Chicago Tribune, 28 Sep. 2026

Forecasters said Nolo’s outer bands could cause life-threatening flooding and mudslides, with parts of the Big Island possibly getting up to 20 inches of rain. — Eugene Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1874, in the meaning defined at sense 1