noun
- plural of mudflow; fast-moving streams of water mixed with mud and debris that flow down slopes, especially during heavy rains or after volcanic eruptions
Usage: geological term
Examples
- The heavy rains triggered dangerous mudflows down the mountainside.
- Residents were evacuated due to the threat of mudflows from the volcano.
- The mudflows destroyed several homes in the valley below.
- Scientists study mudflows to better predict natural disasters.
- After the wildfire, the bare slopes were vulnerable to mudflows.
- The mudflows carried rocks, trees, and debris for miles.