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Definition of "mudflow" [mudflow]

  • A downhill movement of soft wet earth and debris, made fluid by rain or melted snow and often building up great speed. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "mudflow" in a sentence
  • "He has insisted that the mudflow was a "natural disaster" triggered by an earthquake, and so far his boss, the president, has kept mum about Bakrie's involvement in the case."
  • "Included in the stockpile were mostly those gravels which the Company has identified as 'mudflow' as well as a limited amount of gravels that the Company considers normal 'pay' gravels gravels that the Company has identified as its main resource."
  • "And while we'll certainly look forward to following the "mudflow" coming out of 1600"