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PRONUNCIATION OF ROCKSLIDE

rockslide  [ˈrɒkˌslaɪd] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ROCKSLIDE

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adjective
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preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Rockslide 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 ROCKSLIDE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

rockslide

Rockslide

A rockslide is a type of landslide caused by rock failure in which part of the plane of failure passes through intact rock and material collapses en masse and not in individual blocks. While a landslide occurs when loose dirt or sediment falls down a slope, a rockslide occurs only when solid rocks are transported down slope. The rocks tumble downhill, loosening other rocks on their way and smashing everything in their path. Slides are rapid downslope movements of blocks along a bedding plane, joint, or area of weakness. The blocks tend to break up into smaller pieces as the slide moves downslope and large pieces collide with each other. These pieces can travel a great distance due to the force of the falling rock. For these slides, failure occurs along a well-defined shear plane; blocks of material within the failure may move as coherent units, preserving relict structures. Rockslides can be some of the most dangerous forms of deformation because of the way that large rocks are traveling quickly down slope; this large material can cause massive damage to anything in its path.

Definition of rockslide in the English dictionary

The definition of rockslide in the dictionary is a fall of rocks down hillside.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ROCKSLIDE


allied
əˈlaɪd
applied
əˈplaɪd
backslide
ˈbækˌslaɪd
bolide
ˈbəʊlaɪd
Clyde
klaɪd
collide
kəˈlaɪd
complied
kəmˈplaɪd
downslide
ˈdaʊnˌslaɪd
glide
ɡlaɪd
halide
ˈhælaɪd
implied
ɪmˈplaɪd
landslide
ˈlændˌslaɪd
mudslide
ˈmʌdˌslaɪd
nuclide
ˈnjuːklaɪd
paraglide
ˈpærəɡlaɪd
plied
plaɪd
radionuclide
ˌreɪdɪəʊˈnjuːklaɪd
slide
slaɪd
snowslide
ˈsnəʊslaɪd
tailslide
ˈteɪlˌslaɪd

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ROCKSLIDE

rockiness
rocking
rocking chair
rocking horse
rocking stone
Rockingham
rockingly
rockless
rocklike
rockling
rocknroller
rockoon
rockrose
rocks
rockshaft
rockwater
rockweed
Rockwell
rockwork
rocky

WORDS THAT END LIKE ROCKSLIDE

acetanilide
acetylide
acid halide
acyl halide
colour slide
cross-slide
elide
foefie slide
hair slide
lantern slide
let slide
off-glide
on-glide
palais glide
water slide

Synonyms and antonyms of rockslide in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «rockslide» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ROCKSLIDE

Find out the translation of rockslide to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of rockslide from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «rockslide» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

崩落的岩石
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

desprendimiento de rocas
570 millions of speakers

English

rockslide
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

rockslide
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الانهيار الصخري
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

оползень
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

rockslide
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

শিলা স্লাইড
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

éboulement
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Rockslide
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Felssturz
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

岩盤すべり
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

굴러 떨어짐
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Rockslide
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

rockslide
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பாறை சரிவு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

रॉकलाइड
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

rockslide
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

frana
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Rockslide
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

зсув
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

est fărâmituri de argilă
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

rockslide
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

rotsstorting
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

stenras
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

steinras
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of rockslide

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ROCKSLIDE»

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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ROCKSLIDE» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ROCKSLIDE»

Discover the use of rockslide in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to rockslide and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Natural and Artificial Rockslide Dams
This book presents a global view of the formation, characteristics and behaviour of natural and artificial rockslide dams.
Stephen G. Evans, Reginald L. Hermanns, Alexander Strom, 2011
2
Progress in Landslide Science
We use grain-flow dynamics to explain the motion of these rockslides determined through field studies and physical and numerical modeling. Keywords.Rockslide, rockavalanche,grainflow,comminution,fragmen- tation, fracture energy, force ...
Kyoji Sassa, Hiroshi. Fukuoka, Fawu Wang, 2007
3
Catastrophic Landslides: Effects, Occurrence, and Mechanisms
After extensive morphological studies on many rockslide deposits in the Alps, Abele studied huge debris flows that were possibly triggered by rockslides. In addition, new aspects in rockslide studies and the latest rockslides in the Alps are  ...
Stephen G. Evans, Jerome V. DeGraff, 2002
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Slope Tectonics
Regional spatial variations in rockslide distribution from structural geology ranking: an example from Storfjorden, western Norway IAIN H. C. HENDERSON* & ALINE SAINTOT Geological Survey of Norway, Leiv Eirikssons Veg 39, 7491 ...
Michel Jaboyedoff, 2011
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Dynamics of Rockslides and Rockfalls
... equal volume located in the slope west of Köfels. The geomorphological appearance of a very large rockslide (by far the largest in the crystalline Alps) is completed by a large hill-shaped tongue (Tauferberg) which obviously was arrested ...
Theodor H. Erismann, Gerhard Abele, 2001
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Geotechnical Slope Analysis
3 The Vaiont Rockslide (Italy), 1963 Aspects of this catastrophic landslide are mentioned at several places in this book, including chapters 1, 2, 4, 5 (this chapter) and chapter 7. In particular, two alternative interpretations of this slide are ...
Robin Chowdhury, Phil Flentje, Gautam Bhattacharya, 2009
7
Fictional Golems: Clayface, Golem, Astaroth, Rockslide, ...
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.
Books Llc, 2010
8
Mountain Top Mystery
When the Alden children climb to the top of Old Flat Top Mountain, they encounter a mysterious mountain cave, a perilous rockslide, and a secret treasure.
Joeming W. Dunn, 2011
9
Headway in Spatial Data Handling: 13th International ...
Interactive Geovisualization and Geometric Modelling of 3D Data - A Case Study from the Åknes Rockslide Site, Norway Trond Nordvik1, Chris Harding2 1 Division of Geomatics, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, N-7491  ...
Anne Ruas, Christopher Gold, 2008
10
Landscape in Language: Transdisciplinary Perspectives
year hlo'om sganist rockslide or landslide 'slide-mountain' yagahloo snowslide, avalanche hlo'om gan blowdown? or a landslide involving trees? 'timber avalanche' laxensuuks landslide or snowslide scar; has slide alder 'logs on it'; the suuks ...
David M. Mark, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ROCKSLIDE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term rockslide is used in the context of the following news items.
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Traffic Reportedly Moving In Both Directions On PCH In Malibu After …
MALIBU (CBSLA.com/AP) — A rockslide following a weekend of rains forced the closure of lanes of the Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu. Los Angeles County ... «CBS Local, Jul 15»
2
Share “Blasts may cause delay near I-35 rockslide...”
A section of Interstate 35 at the 50 mile marker is closed because of a rock slide on Thursday, June 18, 2015 in Davis, Okla. Photo by Steve Sisney, The ... «NewsOK.com, Jul 15»
3
3 Spanish climbers dead in Kyrgyzstan rock slide
MADRID – A Spanish mountaineering club says three of its members have died in a rockslide while climbing in Kyrgyzstan. The Federation of Hiking Groups of ... «Fox News, Jun 15»
4
Rockslide closes section of Mountain Loop Highway, no one hurt
DARRINGTON — A rockslide has closed the Mountain Loop Highway between Darrington and Granite Falls. No one was injured. «HeraldNet, May 15»
5
Rockslide on the Durango-Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad (credit …
DURANGO, Colo. (CBS4)– A rock slide discovered on Thursday morning significantly damaged the tracks of the Durango-Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad. «CBS Local, May 15»
6
Rockslide at Myanmar jade mine kills nine, around 20 missing
YANGON (Reuters) - A rockslide at a jade mine in northern Myanmar killed at least nine miners, and rescuers were searching for around 20 others, state media ... «Business Insider, Apr 15»
7
Rockslide on Highway 6 in Clear Creek Canyon; 1 motorist hurt
A rockslide on U.S. 6 in Clear Creek Canyon injured at least one driver and prompted the closure of the highway west of Golden for three hours, according to the ... «The Denver Channel, Feb 15»
8
I-90 rockslide on Snoqualmie Pass was at blasting site
I-90 rockslide on Snoqualmie Pass was at blasting site »Play Video A semi truck broke through the jersey barrier after hitting a boulder that slid down on ... «KOMO News, Jan 15»
9
Idaho rockslide halts passenger, freight trains
BONNERS FERRY, Idaho (AP) - A rock slide that closed a main BNSF Railway connection between Washington state and Idaho has been cleared. «Washington Times, Nov 14»
10
Norwegian TV sets up webcam for 'imminent rockslide'
Norwegian TV has set up a webcam in front of Mount Mannen, western Norway, after experts warned of a rockslide, but no-one knows when it may happen. «BBC News, Oct 14»

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