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Meaning of "mudflow" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF MUDFLOW

ˈmʌdˌfləʊ


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MUDFLOW

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Mudflow is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES MUDFLOW MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Mudslide

A mudslide is the most rapid and fluid type of downhill mass wasting. It is a rapid movement of a large mass of mud formed from loose dirt and water. Similar phenomena include mudflow, mud stream, debris flow, jökulhlaup, and lahar. These terms cover a broad variety in water content; material; length; total mass; and velocity.

Definition of mudflow in the English dictionary

The definition of mudflow in the dictionary is a flow of soil or fine-grained sediment mixed with water down a steep unstable slope.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MUDFLOW

airflow · backflow · contraflow · counterflow · downflow · floe · flow · inflow · interflow · onflow · outflow · overflow · reflow · underflow · upflow · workflow

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MUDFLOW

muddleheadedness · muddlement · muddler · muddling · muddlingly · muddly · muddy · mudeye · mudfish · mudflats · mudge · mudguard · mudhole · mudhook · mudir · mudiria · mudlark · mudlogger · mudlogging · mudpack

WORDS THAT END LIKE MUDFLOW

blood flow · cash flow · discounted cash flow · gene flow · laminar flow · lava flow · negative cash flow · rate of flow · slip flow · streamline flow · turbulent flow · viscous flow

Synonyms and antonyms of mudflow in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «mudflow» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MUDFLOW

Find out the translation of mudflow to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of mudflow from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «mudflow» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

泥石流
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

flujo de lodo
570 millions of speakers
en

English

mudflow
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

mudflow
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

التدفقات الطينية
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

сель
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

mudflow
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

mudflow
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

coulée de boue
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Lumpur lumpur
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

Muren
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

泥流
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

이류
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Mudflow
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

mudflow
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

சேற்றுப் பெருக்கமாகும்
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

मुदफ्लो
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

mudflow
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

colata di fango
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

potoku błota
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

сель
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

scurgere de noroi
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

mudflow
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

modderstroom
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

lerskred
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

mudderflom
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of mudflow

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about mudflow

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MUDFLOW»

Discover the use of mudflow in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to mudflow and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Mudflow Rheology and Dynamics
Presenting current knowledge in the field of mudflows, this book includes both rheological mudflow aspects, and information on mudflow characteristics in open channels.
Ph Coussot, 1997
2
International Perspectives on Natural Disasters: Occurrence, ...
Mudflows are distinguished by the nature of the mudflow movement and the composition of mudflow mass as either loose or cohesive. In a loose mudflow, the main body of water serves as a medium for transporting the solid component of the ...
Joseph P. Stoltman, John Lidstone, Lisa M. Dechano, 2007
3
Effects of the Eruptions of Mount St. Helens on Physical, ...
163) stated: The most voluminous lahar originated by slumping and flowing of water-saturated parts of the debris avalanche in the headwaters of the North Fork Toutle River. This lahar, which had the characteristics of mudflow, modified more  ...
Douglas B. Lee, 1998
4
The Big Fact Book about Mount Rainier: Fascinating Facts, ...
The Round Pass Mudflow About 2800 years ago 200 million cubic yards of volcanic debris came down the west side into the Puyallup River drainage. The volume of the Round Pass Mudflow was enough to temporarily fill the upper Tahoma ...
Bette Filley, 1996
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Hydraulics of Dams and River Structures: Proceedings of the ...
These structures are usually located inside a deposition basin with the purpose to localize dissipative phenomena in restricted areas and to reduce the destructive power of mudflow. In this way it is possible to minimize the part of the bottom of ...
Farhad Yazdandoost, Jalal Attari, 2004
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Elsevier's Dictionary of Geography: in English, Russian, ...
479 mudflow site Fig. 222. Mudflow cone in the Pamirs Mountains f s 4005 f s g * 4006 r g 4007 r рах вследствие прорыва воды, накопленной в результате сильных ливней, интенсивного снеготаяния, прорыва озер или подвижек ...
Vladimir Kotlyakov, Anna Komarova, 2006
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Submarine Mass Movements and Their Consequences: 4th ...
Mudflows along the submerged Mississippi delta are part of a dynamic system of sediment transport and deposition (Fig. 2). Mudflow transport generally occurs within well-defined submarine gullies (Shepard 1955; Hooper 1980; Coleman et  ...
David C. Mosher, Lorena Moscardelli, Craig Shipp, 2009
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United States Geological Survey Professional Paper
The mudflow material is now believed to represent alluvial material that was picked up by the landslide and carried forward over the lakebed material. The angular clasts probably were derived from the landslide; the rounded pebbles and rare ...
‎1977
9
Assessment of increased thermal activity at Mount Baker, ...
Still farther downvalley a deposit thought to be the same mudflow underlies a terrace near the Baker Lake Road. The presence of the post-Mazama mudflow on the divide between Easton and Deming Glaciers suggests that the mudflow in the ...
David Gerard Frank, Mark Frederick Meier, Donald A. Swanson, 1977
10
Ecological Responses to the 1980 Eruption of Mount St. Helens
In a separate study at Mount St. Helens, aster (Aster ledophyllus) seedlings increased by 76% in elk exclosures surrounding individual plants on the Pine Creek mudflow, suggesting that elk browsing may explain the slow rate of colonization ...
Virginia H. Dale, J.F. Franklin, Frederick J. Swanson, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MUDFLOW»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term mudflow is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Disaster claims lives of seven in Tajikistan
As result of the first mudflow that struck a portion of the 450 kilometer-long Xorog-Dushanbe highway, a bridge was destroyed in the Dashtak ... «AzerNews, Jul 15»
2
Record deluge in Southern California starts rain year on optimistic …
Dirt roads became mudflow rivers in Phelan as the remnants hurricane Deloris produced rain on Sunday. Gene Blevins — Staff photographer. «Inland Valley Daily Bulletin, Jul 15»
3
'Dolores' leaves a muddy mess in Tehachapi; more rain in forecast
A heavy mudflow buried the parking lot of the Bear Valley Police Department near the entrance to the gated community and workers were ... «Tehachapi News, Jul 15»
4
Weekend rain busts Los Angeles County records
A car makes its way through the mudflow on Red Rover Mine Road in Acton, Calif., on Sunday, July 19, 2015. (Photo by Gene Blevins/Special ... «LA Daily News, Jul 15»
5
11 saved off Scarborough
... Benguet Nueva-Viscaya road with only one lane passable while the Baguio-Bontoc road are intermittently closed due to recurring mudflow. «Manila Standard Today, Jul 15»
6
Flooding, Bridge Collapse Shut Down 10 Freeway East of Coachella
A flooding and mudflow caused by heavy rainfall from a summer storm damaged homes and cars in the Inland Empire. John Cádiz Klemack ... «NBC Southern California, Jul 15»
7
Blissed on Blixt
Picking our way gingerly through the slurry running down the lane below a recent mudflow, we cast a glance to the west as we reach the foot of ... «The Daily Planet, Jul 15»
8
Here are 12 ways to protect your life and property from a landslide
In mudflow areas, build channels or deflection walls to direct the flow around buildings. Be aware, however, if you build walls to divert debris ... «PropertyCasualty360, Jul 15»
9
Sabah to study rainfall harvest to address looming water crisis
A 5.9-magnitude earthquake last month has caused soil erosion and rockfall in at least two rivers, while heavy mudflow has affected water ... «Malay Mail Online, Jul 15»
10
Sidoarjo Mud Settlement after Nine Long Years
The mudflow, caused by the drilling activities of Lapindo Brantas Inc., has sunk 16 villages across 3 districts (kecamatan) in Sidoarjo and ... «Global Indonesian Voices, Jul 15»
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