mudslide

• Substantivo que designa uma massa de terra, lama e detritos que desliza encosta abaixo, geralmente causada por chuvas fortes, erosão ou instabilidade do solo. Também pode se referir a um fluxo de lama espesso e rápido, sobretudo aquele formado por cinzas vulcânicas ou material encharcado.

A noun referring to a mass of mud that slides down a slope, often caused by heavy rain or erosion.

1. Landslide of mudB2formal

   A large mass of wet earth and rock that slides down a slope, often caused by heavy rain or an earthquake.

   Deslizamento de terra

   • The heavy rain triggered a massive mudslide that buried several homes.
   • Residents were evacuated after a mudslide blocked the main road.
   • The village was destroyed by a sudden mudslide from the nearby hills.