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mudslide

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • General-American: /ˈmʌdˌslaɪd/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: M AH1 D S L AY0 D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A mixed drink consisting of vodka, Kahlúa and Baileys.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

a landslide of mud

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: landslide, landslip

History

Etymology

From mud + slide.

Across languages

Translations

41 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 泥石流 (níshíliú) — geological disaster in which a large amount of mud gathers and moves rapidly down a hill or slope
  • Chinese Mandarin: 土石流 (tǔshíliú) — geological disaster in which a large amount of mud gathers and moves rapidly down a hill or slope
  • Chinese Mandarin: 泥流 (níliú) — geological disaster in which a large amount of mud gathers and moves rapidly down a hill or slope
  • Danish: mudderstrøm — geological disaster in which a large amount of mud gathers and moves rapidly down a hill or slope
  • Dutch: aardverschuiving — geological disaster in which a large amount of mud gathers and moves rapidly down a hill or slope
  • Dutch: grondverschuiving — geological disaster in which a large amount of mud gathers and moves rapidly down a hill or slope
  • Dutch: modderstroom — geological disaster in which a large amount of mud gathers and moves rapidly down a hill or slope
  • Estonian: rusuvool — geological disaster in which a large amount of mud gathers and moves rapidly down a hill or slope
  • Finnish: mutavyöry — geological disaster in which a large amount of mud gathers and moves rapidly down a hill or slope
  • French: coulée de boue — geological disaster in which a large amount of mud gathers and moves rapidly down a hill or slope
  • Georgian: ღვარცოფი (ɣvarcopi) — geological disaster in which a large amount of mud gathers and moves rapidly down a hill or slope
  • German: Schlammlawine — geological disaster in which a large amount of mud gathers and moves rapidly down a hill or slope
  • German: Murgang — geological disaster in which a large amount of mud gathers and moves rapidly down a hill or slope
  • German: Mure — geological disaster in which a large amount of mud gathers and moves rapidly down a hill or slope
  • Hungarian: sárcsuszamlás — geological disaster in which a large amount of mud gathers and moves rapidly down a hill or slope
  • Indonesian: lumpur longsor — geological disaster in which a large amount of mud gathers and moves rapidly down a hill or slope
  • Irish: sleamhnú láibe — geological disaster in which a large amount of mud gathers and moves rapidly down a hill or slope
  • Irish: sciorradh láibe — geological disaster in which a large amount of mud gathers and moves rapidly down a hill or slope
  • Japanese: 崖崩れ — geological disaster in which a large amount of mud gathers and moves rapidly down a hill or slope
  • Japanese: 泥流 (deiryū) — geological disaster in which a large amount of mud gathers and moves rapidly down a hill or slope
  • Japanese: 土石流 (dosekiryū) — geological disaster in which a large amount of mud gathers and moves rapidly down a hill or slope
  • Korean: 이류 (iryu) — geological disaster in which a large amount of mud gathers and moves rapidly down a hill or slope
  • Korean: 진흙 사태 (jinheuk satae) — geological disaster in which a large amount of mud gathers and moves rapidly down a hill or slope
  • Korean: 토석류 (toseongnyu) — geological disaster in which a large amount of mud gathers and moves rapidly down a hill or slope
  • Malay: tanah runtuh — geological disaster in which a large amount of mud gathers and moves rapidly down a hill or slope
  • Polish: powódź błotna — geological disaster in which a large amount of mud gathers and moves rapidly down a hill or slope
  • Portuguese: deslizamento — geological disaster in which a large amount of mud gathers and moves rapidly down a hill or slope
  • Russian: сель (selʹ) — geological disaster in which a large amount of mud gathers and moves rapidly down a hill or slope
  • Russian: о́ползень (ópolzenʹ) — geological disaster in which a large amount of mud gathers and moves rapidly down a hill or slope
  • Spanish: deslizamiento — geological disaster in which a large amount of mud gathers and moves rapidly down a hill or slope
  • Spanish: flujo de lodo — geological disaster in which a large amount of mud gathers and moves rapidly down a hill or slope
  • Spanish: huaico — geological disaster in which a large amount of mud gathers and moves rapidly down a hill or slope
  • Spanish: guaico — geological disaster in which a large amount of mud gathers and moves rapidly down a hill or slope
  • Spanish: huayco — geological disaster in which a large amount of mud gathers and moves rapidly down a hill or slope
  • Spanish: aluvión — geological disaster in which a large amount of mud gathers and moves rapidly down a hill or slope
  • Swedish: ras — geological disaster in which a large amount of mud gathers and moves rapidly down a hill or slope
  • Swedish: slamström — geological disaster in which a large amount of mud gathers and moves rapidly down a hill or slope
  • Swedish: lerskred — geological disaster in which a large amount of mud gathers and moves rapidly down a hill or slope
  • Thai: 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 — geological disaster in which a large amount of mud gathers and moves rapidly down a hill or slope
  • Vietnamese: lở đất — geological disaster in which a large amount of mud gathers and moves rapidly down a hill or slope