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mudflow
[ muhd-floh ]
noun
, Geology.
- a flow of mixed earth debris containing a large amount of water.
- the dried-out product of such a flow.
mudflow
/ ˈmʌdˌfləʊ /
noun
- geology a flow of soil or fine-grained sediment mixed with water down a steep unstable slope
mudflow
/ mŭd′flō′ /
- A downhill movement of soft, wet, unconsolidated earth and debris, made fluid by rain or melted snow and often building up great speed.
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Example Sentences
The fossilization process starts with storm-induced mudflows that sweep up the delicate animals and bury them in the seafloor in low oxygen conditions.
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Seattle is partly built on one such mudflow, created only several thousand years ago.
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