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单词 mudslide
释义

mudslide

noun

mud·​slide ˈməd-ˌslīd How to pronounce mudslide (audio)
1
: mudflow
2
: a cocktail made with coffee liqueur, vodka, and cream

Example Sentences

The heavy rain triggered a mudslide.
Recent Examples on the Web National Park Service photos of northern Yellowstone showed a mudslide, washed out bridges and roads undercut by churning floodwaters of the Gardner and Lamar rivers. Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 15 June 2022 National Park Service photos of northern Yellowstone showed a mudslide, washed out bridges and roads undercut by churning floodwaters of the Gardner and Lamar rivers. Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 15 June 2022 National Park Service photos of northern Yellowstone showed a mudslide, washed out bridges and roads undercut by churning floodwaters of the Gardner and Lamar rivers. Amy Beth Hanson, The Christian Science Monitor, 14 June 2022 National Park Service photos of northern Yellowstone showed a mudslide, washed out bridges and roads undercut by churning floodwaters of the Gardner and Lamar rivers. Amy Beth Hanson And Matthew Brown, Chicago Tribune, 14 June 2022 While helping a Los Angeles neighbor dig out from a mudslide in the late 1970s, Baxter learned the neighbor, George Webb, was a retired engineer who had helped design the Sidewinder missile for the U.S. Navy. George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 July 2022 Back then, a massive number of animals fell into something like a mudslide and were preserved almost in entirety. Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, 18 July 2022 The Ancient Sitka Spruce is a single tree that was found 20 feet deep within a mudslide, well-preserved and carbon dated at 2,850 years. Jeff Campagna, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Apr. 2022 Photos of @CaltransDist7 clearing the mudslide on PCH near the California Incline. Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 30 Dec. 2021 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1874, in the meaning defined at sense 1

mudslide

noun

as in landslide
a large mass of wet earth descending from a high place In the spring and early summer this area is prone to flooding and mudslides.

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • landslide
  • flood
  • avalanche
  • slide
  • snowslide
  • inundation
  • river
  • washout
  • torrent
  • surge
  • flood tide
  • outflow
  • deluge
  • outpouring
  • tide
  • engulfment
  • overflow
  • spate
  • alluvion
  • cataract
  • gush
  • bath
  • cataclysm
  • inflow
  • influx
  • current
  • waterfall
  • blizzard
  • stream
  • cascade
  • burst
  • outburst
  • flush
  • Niagara
  • discharge
  • flux

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • trickle
  • drip
  • dribble
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