mud slide

noun

, Geology.

1. mudflow.

Word History and Origins

Origin of mud slide¹

First recorded in 1920–25

Example Sentences

In 1971, Kortchmar and Kunkel appeared on King’s bestselling, Grammy-winning “Tapestry” and were joined by Sklar on Taylor’s “Mud Slide Slim and the Blue Horizon.”

From Los Angeles Times

Some of the great singer/songwriter records, like James Taylor's "Mud Slide Slim and the Blue Horizon," Jackson Browne's early records, Dylan's early records.

From Salon

“But one of them is knowing when to stop recording,” noting that the title track to Taylor’s third album, “Mud Slide Slim and the Blue Horizon,” was the result of more than 100 takes.

From New York Times

Because the shower facilities were also near the bathrooms, the clean supply of water mixed in with runoff from the nearby porta-potties to create a nasty slush that looked like a mud slide.

From Salon

Oaxaca state’s civil defense agency showed images of families hustling into a shelter in Pochutla and a rock and mud slide that blocked the highway between that town and the state capital, Oaxaca de Juárez.

From Washington Post