mudslide

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US/ˈmʌdˌslaɪd/

noun

A geological event in which viscous mud flows down an incline.

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mudflow
OriginEnglish slide ← Middle English sliden ← Old English slīdan →
UncommonScrabble 12
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Meanings

nounmudslide (plural mudslides)

plural mudslides

  1. A geological event in which viscous mud flows down an incline.

    A mudslide in the south-western province of Guizhou has resulted in 15 deaths. Thirty people are still missing as the search continues.

    2019 July 25, “Chinese landslide kills 15, 30 still missing”, in Deutsche Welle, archived from the original on 25 Jul 2019, News
    1 more example

    Flooding occurs in areas where the ground is unable to absorb all of the water, according to forecasters, who explained that flash flooding can also be caused by mudslides or breaks in dams or levees.

    2021 July 18, Neil Vigdor, “What Is Flash Flooding, and How Can You Avoid It?”, in The New York Times, →ISSN
  2. A mixed drink consisting of vodka, Kahlúa and Baileys.

    […] and seem able to function during A.M. drills even after several parasolled Mudslides or the House-Specialty Blue Flame cognac-based things you have to blow out before sipping from their huge blue-rimmed snifters.

    1996, David Foster Wallace, Infinite Jest […], Boston, Mass.; New York, N.Y.: Little, Brown and Company, →ISBN, page 997

Synonyms & antonyms

Similar
mudflow
Also see
mudflow

Origin

  1. Englishmud
  2. Proto-Germanic*slīdaną
  3. Proto-West Germanic*slīdan
  4. Old Englishslīdan
  5. Middle Englishsliden
  6. Englishslide
  7. Englishmudslide

From mud + slide.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 泥石流, 土石流
  • 泥石流 (níshíliú)geological disaster in which a large amount of mud gathers and moves rapidly down a hill or slope
  • 土石流 (tǔshíliú)geological disaster in which a large amount of mud gathers and moves rapidly down a hill or slope
  • 泥流 (níliú)geological disaster in which a large amount of mud gathers and moves rapidly down a hill or slope
Danish mudderstrøm
  • mudderstrømgeological disaster in which a large amount of mud gathers and moves rapidly down a hill or slope
Dutch aardverschuiving, grondverschuiving
  • aardverschuivinggeological disaster in which a large amount of mud gathers and moves rapidly down a hill or slope
  • grondverschuivinggeological disaster in which a large amount of mud gathers and moves rapidly down a hill or slope
  • modderstroomgeological disaster in which a large amount of mud gathers and moves rapidly down a hill or slope
Estonian rusuvool
  • rusuvoolgeological disaster in which a large amount of mud gathers and moves rapidly down a hill or slope
Finnish mutavyöry
  • mutavyörygeological disaster in which a large amount of mud gathers and moves rapidly down a hill or slope
French coulée de boue
  • coulée de bouegeological disaster in which a large amount of mud gathers and moves rapidly down a hill or slope
German Schlammlawine, Murgang
  • Schlammlawinegeological disaster in which a large amount of mud gathers and moves rapidly down a hill or slope
  • Murganggeological disaster in which a large amount of mud gathers and moves rapidly down a hill or slope
  • Muregeological disaster in which a large amount of mud gathers and moves rapidly down a hill or slope
Hungarian sárcsuszamlás
  • sárcsuszamlásgeological disaster in which a large amount of mud gathers and moves rapidly down a hill or slope
Indonesian lumpur longsor
  • lumpur longsorgeological disaster in which a large amount of mud gathers and moves rapidly down a hill or slope
Irish sleamhnú láibe, sciorradh láibe
  • sleamhnú láibegeological disaster in which a large amount of mud gathers and moves rapidly down a hill or slope
  • sciorradh láibegeological disaster in which a large amount of mud gathers and moves rapidly down a hill or slope
Japanese 崖崩れ, 泥流
  • 崖崩れgeological disaster in which a large amount of mud gathers and moves rapidly down a hill or slope
  • 泥流 (deiryū)geological disaster in which a large amount of mud gathers and moves rapidly down a hill or slope
  • 土石流 (dosekiryū)geological disaster in which a large amount of mud gathers and moves rapidly down a hill or slope
Korean 이류, 진흙 사태
  • 이류 (iryu)geological disaster in which a large amount of mud gathers and moves rapidly down a hill or slope
  • 진흙 사태 (jinheuk satae)geological disaster in which a large amount of mud gathers and moves rapidly down a hill or slope
  • 토석류 (toseongnyu)geological disaster in which a large amount of mud gathers and moves rapidly down a hill or slope
Malay tanah runtuh
  • tanah runtuhgeological disaster in which a large amount of mud gathers and moves rapidly down a hill or slope
Polish powódź błotna
  • powódź błotnageological disaster in which a large amount of mud gathers and moves rapidly down a hill or slope
Portuguese deslizamento
  • deslizamentogeological disaster in which a large amount of mud gathers and moves rapidly down a hill or slope
Russian сель, о́ползень
  • сель (selʹ)geological disaster in which a large amount of mud gathers and moves rapidly down a hill or slope
  • о́ползень (ópolzenʹ)geological disaster in which a large amount of mud gathers and moves rapidly down a hill or slope
Spanish deslizamiento, flujo de lodo
  • deslizamientogeological disaster in which a large amount of mud gathers and moves rapidly down a hill or slope
  • flujo de lodogeological disaster in which a large amount of mud gathers and moves rapidly down a hill or slope
  • huaicogeological disaster in which a large amount of mud gathers and moves rapidly down a hill or slope
  • guaicogeological disaster in which a large amount of mud gathers and moves rapidly down a hill or slope
  • huaycogeological disaster in which a large amount of mud gathers and moves rapidly down a hill or slope
  • aluvióngeological disaster in which a large amount of mud gathers and moves rapidly down a hill or slope
Swedish ras, slamström
  • rasgeological disaster in which a large amount of mud gathers and moves rapidly down a hill or slope
  • slamströmgeological disaster in which a large amount of mud gathers and moves rapidly down a hill or slope
  • lerskredgeological disaster in which a large amount of mud gathers and moves rapidly down a hill or slope
Thai โคลนถล่ม
  • โคลนถล่ม (kloon-tà-lòm)geological disaster in which a large amount of mud gathers and moves rapidly down a hill or slope
Turkish çamur akıntısı
  • çamur akıntısıgeological disaster in which a large amount of mud gathers and moves rapidly down a hill or slope
Vietnamese lở đất
  • lở đấtgeological disaster in which a large amount of mud gathers and moves rapidly down a hill or slope
Cite this entry
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“mudslide.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mudslide. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mudslide,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mudslide.

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