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.
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The Chimney Rock Fire Department served as both refuge and command post when Helene tore through western North Carolina, bringing mudslides and flash flooding that ripped apart homes and washed away roads.
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Nicole Sganga, CBS News, 8 Apr. 2026
Some areas could see storms Friday and Saturday, bringing heavier rain, stronger winds and mudslides, Schoenfeld said.
—Jasmine Mendez, Los Angeles Times, 6 Apr. 2026
Powerful seismic waves instantly toppled almost every building in the port city of Yokohama, sent a wall of water crashing across the coast of the island of Honshu, and unleashed mudslides that inundated fishing villages and buried inhabitants alive.
—Joshua Hammer, The New York Review of Books, 19 Mar. 2026
Several places saw rainfall totals of 15 or more inches over five days, which led to flash flooding and mudslides.
—Andrea Thompson, Scientific American, 16 Mar. 2026
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Nicole Sganga, CBS News, 8 Apr. 2026
Some areas could see storms Friday and Saturday, bringing heavier rain, stronger winds and mudslides, Schoenfeld said.
—Jasmine Mendez, Los Angeles Times, 6 Apr. 2026
Powerful seismic waves instantly toppled almost every building in the port city of Yokohama, sent a wall of water crashing across the coast of the island of Honshu, and unleashed mudslides that inundated fishing villages and buried inhabitants alive.
—Joshua Hammer, The New York Review of Books, 19 Mar. 2026
Several places saw rainfall totals of 15 or more inches over five days, which led to flash flooding and mudslides.
—Andrea Thompson, Scientific American, 16 Mar. 2026
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 Apr. 2026.
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