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mudflow

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A type of landslide characterized by large flows of mud and water.

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noun

Meaning 2

The dried-out product of such a flow.

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History

Etymology

From mud + flow.

Across languages

Translations

12 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: սելավ (selav) — type of landslide characterized by large flows of mud and water
  • Esperanto: kotofluo — type of landslide characterized by large flows of mud and water
  • Georgian: ღვარცოფი (ɣvarcopi) — type of landslide characterized by large flows of mud and water
  • German: Murgang — type of landslide characterized by large flows of mud and water
  • German: Mure — type of landslide characterized by large flows of mud and water
  • Japanese: 泥流 (deiryū) — type of landslide characterized by large flows of mud and water
  • Malayalam: ഉരുൾപൊട്ടൽ (uruḷpoṭṭal) — type of landslide characterized by large flows of mud and water
  • Polish: powódź błotna — type of landslide characterized by large flows of mud and water
  • Russian: сель (selʹ) — type of landslide characterized by large flows of mud and water
  • Swedish: slamström — type of landslide characterized by large flows of mud and water
  • Tagalog: agos-putik — type of landslide characterized by large flows of mud and water
  • Polish: błoto — dried-out product of such a flow