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Definition of Mudslide
1. Noun. A landslide of mud.
Definition of Mudslide
1. Noun. A geological disaster in which a large amount of mud gathers and moves rapidly down a hill or slope ¹
2. Noun. a mixed drink consisting of vodka, Kahlua and Bailey's. ¹
3. Noun. a sexual act performed with feces ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Mudslide
1. a mudflow down a slope [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Mudslide
Literary usage of Mudslide
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Occasional Papers on the Theory of Glaciers: Now First Collected and by James David Forbes (1859)
"With respect to the origin of these wrinkles in the mudslide, ... and, considering
the manner in which such a mudslide is formed, utterly improbable. ..."
2. Disaster Response and Recovery: A Handbook for Mental Health Professionals by Diane Meyers (1996)
"On the 10th anniversary of the 1982 flood and mudslide disaster in Marin County,
California, fire Battalion Chief Brian Waterbury remembered the search ..."
3. Drought Management in a Changing West: New Directions for Water Policy by DIANE Publishing Company (1995)
"In 1992, the city experienced a one-week watering emergency because of a mudslide
in the river. To guard against such events, it would be desirable to have ..."
4. Costa Rica by Bruce Conord (2006)
"Due to heavy rains, hot sun, temblores and mountainous terrain, even paved roads
are susceptible to deterioration and the occasional mudslide. ..."
5. Guatemala by Shelagh McNally (2006)
"In 1531 the town was buried in a mudslide during a volcanic eruption. The capital
was moved farther east into the ..."
6. Non-Combat Roles for the U.S. Military in the Post Cold-War Era by James R. Graham (1993)
"In the case of a lot of humanitarian efforts, a lot of disasters—the Mexico City
earthquake, the Armero mudslide, the San Salvador earthquake, ..."
7. Storms Over the Urban Forest: Planning, Responding, and Regreening by Lisa L. Burban, John W. Anderson (1996)
"... high water, wind-driven water, tidal wave, tsunami, earthquake, volcanic
eruption, landslide, mudslide, snowstorm, or drought), or, regardless of cause, ..."
8. Occasional Papers on the Theory of Glaciers: Now First Collected and by James David Forbes (1859)
"With respect to the origin of these wrinkles in the mudslide, ... and, considering
the manner in which such a mudslide is formed, utterly improbable. ..."
9. Disaster Response and Recovery: A Handbook for Mental Health Professionals by Diane Meyers (1996)
"On the 10th anniversary of the 1982 flood and mudslide disaster in Marin County,
California, fire Battalion Chief Brian Waterbury remembered the search ..."
10. Drought Management in a Changing West: New Directions for Water Policy by DIANE Publishing Company (1995)
"In 1992, the city experienced a one-week watering emergency because of a mudslide
in the river. To guard against such events, it would be desirable to have ..."
11. Costa Rica by Bruce Conord (2006)
"Due to heavy rains, hot sun, temblores and mountainous terrain, even paved roads
are susceptible to deterioration and the occasional mudslide. ..."
12. Guatemala by Shelagh McNally (2006)
"In 1531 the town was buried in a mudslide during a volcanic eruption. The capital
was moved farther east into the ..."
13. Non-Combat Roles for the U.S. Military in the Post Cold-War Era by James R. Graham (1993)
"In the case of a lot of humanitarian efforts, a lot of disasters—the Mexico City
earthquake, the Armero mudslide, the San Salvador earthquake, ..."
14. Storms Over the Urban Forest: Planning, Responding, and Regreening by Lisa L. Burban, John W. Anderson (1996)
"... high water, wind-driven water, tidal wave, tsunami, earthquake, volcanic
eruption, landslide, mudslide, snowstorm, or drought), or, regardless of cause, ..."
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