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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It is now completely cut off by a mudslide that occurred when flash floods swept through the area in late April, killing scores of people, including several children.
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Emmanuel Igunza, NPR, 10 May 2024
Record rains in Los Angeles caused flooding and mudslides, including parts of the iconic coastal highway near Big Sur sliding into the sea.
—Ruth Holton-Hodson, The Mercury News, 2 May 2024
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Emmanuel Igunza, NPR, 10 May 2024
Record rains in Los Angeles caused flooding and mudslides, including parts of the iconic coastal highway near Big Sur sliding into the sea.
—Ruth Holton-Hodson, The Mercury News, 2 May 2024
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“Mudslide.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mudslide. Accessed 17 May. 2024.
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