Definition of Mudflows

1. Noun. (plural of mudflow) ¹

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Definition of Mudflows

1. mudflow [n] - See also: mudflow

Lexicographical Neighbors of Mudflows

muddlingly
muddly
muddy the waters
muddy up
muddying
mudejar
mudejares
mudfish
mudfishes
mudflap
mudflaps
mudflat
mudflats
mudflow
mudflows (current term)
mudge
mudged
mudger
mudgers
mudges
mudging
mudguard
mudguards
mudheap
mudheaps
mudhen
mudhens
mudhif
mudhole

Literary usage of Mudflows

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. This Dynamic Earth: The Story of Plate Tectonicsby W. Jackquelyne Klous, Robert I. Tilling by W. Jackquelyne Klous, Robert I. Tilling (1996)
"This valley is an inviting place for people to live, work, and play, but it is also highly vulnerable to destructive mudflows that could be generated by ..."

2. Effects of the Eruptions of Mount St. Helens on Physical, Chemical, and by Douglas B. Lee (1998)
"Various authors described the series of mudflows in the river basins, ... The mudflows were caused by melting of glaciers and ice fields on the flanks of ..."

3. Geological Disasters in the Philippines: July ‘90 Earthquake & June ‘91 by Giovanni Rantucci (1995)
"8.7) SW of the crater, both new and old mudflows (seen in eroded riverbanks), carried small-sized pumices (3 to 10 cm in diameter) in a fine sand matrix. ..."

4. Permafrost: Second International Conference, July 13-28, 1973 : USSR by Frederick J. Sanger, Peter J. Hyde (1978)
"The vegetation decreases frost-cracking of the ground, preserves the permafrost, and hinders the development of thermokarst, erosion, solifluction, mudflows ..."

5. Hazard-Wise: Classroom Resources for Teachers on Natural Hazards & Disasters by Chris Dolan (1996)
"mudflows taller than houses swept down valleys, as heavy rain combined with the tonnes of ash dumped on the sides of the mountain. ..."

6. International Catalogue of Scientific Literature by Royal Society (Great Britain). (1906)
"Mud volcanoes : present day illustrations of mudflows and formations resembling some older ones in which mineral deposits have Ireen found. ..."

7. This Dynamic Earth: The Story of Plate Tectonicsby W. Jackquelyne Klous, Robert I. Tilling by W. Jackquelyne Klous, Robert I. Tilling (1996)
"This valley is an inviting place for people to live, work, and play, but it is also highly vulnerable to destructive mudflows that could be generated by ..."

8. Effects of the Eruptions of Mount St. Helens on Physical, Chemical, and by Douglas B. Lee (1998)
"Various authors described the series of mudflows in the river basins, ... The mudflows were caused by melting of glaciers and ice fields on the flanks of ..."

9. Geological Disasters in the Philippines: July ‘90 Earthquake & June ‘91 by Giovanni Rantucci (1995)
"8.7) SW of the crater, both new and old mudflows (seen in eroded riverbanks), carried small-sized pumices (3 to 10 cm in diameter) in a fine sand matrix. ..."

10. Permafrost: Second International Conference, July 13-28, 1973 : USSR by Frederick J. Sanger, Peter J. Hyde (1978)
"The vegetation decreases frost-cracking of the ground, preserves the permafrost, and hinders the development of thermokarst, erosion, solifluction, mudflows ..."

11. Hazard-Wise: Classroom Resources for Teachers on Natural Hazards & Disasters by Chris Dolan (1996)
"mudflows taller than houses swept down valleys, as heavy rain combined with the tonnes of ash dumped on the sides of the mountain. ..."

12. International Catalogue of Scientific Literature by Royal Society (Great Britain). (1906)
"Mud volcanoes : present day illustrations of mudflows and formations resembling some older ones in which mineral deposits have Ireen found. ..."

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