earthflow
noun
Motion of a saturated mass of fine-grained sediment down a slope, especially when made fluid by excessive rainfall; an instance of this.
- Technically earthflow is usually regarded as being faster than creep and slower than mudflow..
Origin
1930s; earliest use found in The Geographical Review.
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