slush avalanche

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slush avalanche [′sləsh ′av·ə‚lanch]

(geology)

A rapid and far-reaching downslope transport of rock debris released by snow supersaturated with meltwater and marking the catastrophic opening of ice- and snow-dammed brooks to the spring flood.

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