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mud·slide

(mŭd′slīd′)

1. A mudflow, especially a slow-moving one.

2. A sweet cocktail made with a whiskey-based liqueur blended with cream, a coffee liqueur, and sometimes vodka, served over ice.

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mudslide

(ˈmʌdˌslaɪd)

the rapid downward movement of a large quantity of saturated earth

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mudslide - a landslide of mud

landslip, landslide - a slide of a large mass of dirt and rock down a mountain or cliff

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mudslide

[ˈmʌdslaɪd] N → alud m de lodo

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mudslide

[ˈmʌdslaɪd] n → coulée f de bouemud-slinging [ˈmʌdslɪŋɪŋ] n → médisance f, dénigrement mmud wrestling n → catch m dans la boue (généralement féminin)

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President described the mudslide as 'totally a depressing for our country at a time my Government is endeavoring to create an enabling environment for our people to improve their lives'.

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A seven-year old boy was buried alive by a mudslide that struck his home at 12:10 a.m.

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BHAKKAR: Three labourers died afterbeing trapped under a mudslide while digging a well on Sunday.Rescue sources said that three labourers were engaged in digging a well in Chak No 187-TDA of Bhakkar when a big land mass fell over them.