noun
- a flowing mass of mud, typically caused by heavy rain or melting snow mixing with loose soil and debris
Usage: geological
Examples
- The heavy rains triggered a dangerous mudflow down the mountainside.
- Residents were evacuated due to the threat of mudflows after the wildfire.
- The mudflow destroyed several homes in the valley below.
- Scientists study mudflows to better predict when they might occur.
- The village was buried under tons of debris from the mudflow.
- Emergency crews worked to clear the road blocked by the mudflow.