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Word entry · 8 letters

mudslide

Best crossword clue

"Wet earth collapse"

8 letters · collected on this word page

8 lettersPronunciation /ˈmʌdˌslaɪd/Part of speech nounSorted ddeilmsuStarts with MEnds with E1 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. A slide or collapse of wet earth and mud.

Word origin

From mud + slide.

Used in a sentence

  • A mudslide in the south-western province of Guizhou has resulted in 15 deaths. Thirty people are still missing as the search continues.
  • Flooding occurs in areas where the ground is unable to absorb all of the water, according to forecasters, who explained that flash flooding can also be caused by mudslides or breaks in dams or levees.
  • […] and seem able to function during A.M. drills even after several parasolled Mudslides or the House-Specialty Blue Flame cognac-based things you have to blow out before sipping from their huge blue-rimmed snifters.

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