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slud

English

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

slud (uncountable)

  1. (geology) A rapid soil creep, especially referring to downslope soil movement in periglacial areas.

Synonyms

  • (rapid soil creep): sludging, soil flow, soil fluction, solifluction.

See also

  • sluds

Anagrams

  • DLUs, LUDs, ULDs, luds

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse sludd.

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -uð

Noun

slud n

  1. sleet (mixture of rain and snow)

Declension

Derived terms

  • slude
  • sludbyge

References

  • “slud” in Den Danske Ordbog

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solifluction

English

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

solifluction (plural solifluctions)

  1. (geology) Soil creep caused by waterlogged soil slowly moving downhill on top of an impermeable layer.

Related terms

  • gelifluction

See also

  • slud

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