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rockslide

/ˈrɒkslaɪd/

/ˈrɑːkˌslaɪd/

Translations

rockslidenoun

rockslides

/ˈrɒkslaɪd/

/ˈrɑːkˌslaɪd/

The hikers were caught in a rockslide while climbing the mountain.

Les randonneurs ont été pris dans un éboulement en escaladant la montagne.

Additional translations

glissement de rochersPlus explicite, souvent utilisé pour préciser le mouvement de rochers vers le bas d'une pente.

Synonyms

debris flow

rockslideadjective

/ˈrɒk.slaɪd/

/ˈrɑːk.slaɪd/

Used attributively to modify another noun (e.g., "rockslide debris").

d'éboulementEmploi relationnel, pour qualifier ce qui est lié à un éboulement.

Crews worked through the night to clear the rockslide debris from the highway.

Les équipes ont travaillé toute la nuit pour dégager les débris d'éboulement de l'autoroute.

rockslidenoun

A mass of rock and debris that moves rapidly down a slope.

The hikers were caught in a rockslide while climbing the mountain.

The act or process of rocks rapidly sliding down a slope.

Authorities closed the canyon road because of repeated rockslides during the storm.

rockslideadjective

Relating to, caused by, or consisting of a rockslide.

Crews worked through the night to clear the rockslide debris from the highway.