Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The rapid movement of rock fragments down a slope.
- noun The mass of rock fragments resulting from such a movement.
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- noun geology A type of
landslide characterized by fallingrocks .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a landslide of rocks
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Examples
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If the rockslide was a symbol of what went wrong under Mubarak, this poll is a symbol of what we can do to make things right.
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In the meantime, Great Smoky Mountains National Park officials have executed a contract with Harrison Construction to repair Thursday's rockslide, which is currently blocking the west end of Little River Road.
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The rockslide was the second in two days at Curry Village, a popular campground in the area.
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“Any jackass could send a rockslide down on top of us.”
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He surveyed the scene—the keystone boulder, the rockslide slope, the choke point that would soon become a wall, the canyon . . .
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A rockslide just north of Soap Lake in Washington struck some vehicles and injured two people, said Kyle Foreman, Grant County's public information officer.
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Millage was set up behind a log on a rockslide, on an opening above the edge of the timber.
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Sound lagged sight: A huge rockslide was scouring the slope above.
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When we bring this rockslide down, this hill will be swarming with charr.
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The rockslide reached the cliff and poured over it, breaking loose more stone.
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