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单词 mudflow
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mudflow


mud·flow

M0464850 (mŭd′flō′)n.1. A flowing mass of soft, wet, unconsolidated earth and fine-grained debris, made fluid by rain or melted snow and often building up great speed.2. The deposit resulting from such a flow.

mudflow

(ˈmʌdˌfləʊ) n (Geological Science) geology a flow of soil or fine-grained sediment mixed with water down a steep unstable slope

mud•flow

(ˈmʌdˌfloʊ)

n. a flow of mixed earth debris containing a large amount of water. [1900–05]

mudflow


mudflow:

see landslidelandslide,
rapid slipping of a mass of earth or rock from a higher elevation to a lower level under the influence of gravity and water lubrication. More specifically, rockslides are the rapid downhill movement of large masses of rock with little or no hydraulic flow, similar to
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Mudflow

 

a thin (up to 1 m thick) soil layer or drift and eluvial formation that moves (flows) down a slope under the influence of gravity as a result of saturation by meltwater, rainwater, or groundwater until it assumes a mudlike state. Mud-flows usually occur on smooth, unsodded slopes and on railroad embankments.

mudflow

[′məd‚flō] (geology) A flowing mass of fine-grained earth material having a high degree of fluidity during movement.

mudflow

Movement of soft weak soil having the consistency of mud.
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