Earthflow
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Earthflow is a noun meaning A downslope viscous flow of fine-grained materials that have been saturated with water, moving under the pull of gravity.
Meaning
A downslope viscous flow of fine-grained materials that have been saturated with water, moving under the pull of gravity.
Example Sentences
[A] rockflow involving at least 1.5 million m3 of material moved down the Uchau-Su river valley into the sea within a day. Some mudflows are so viscous that they come to a halt in the stream channel. On slopes, soilflow or earthflow depend[…]
Word Forms
- earthflows
Synonyms for earthflow
Depending on context, synonyms include soilflow.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include throughflow, grainflow, rainflow, ashflow, mudflow, solifluction.
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