rockflow

English

Etymology

From rock +‎ flow.

Noun

rockflow (plural rockflows)

1. A landslide of rocks; a downslope flow of rocks (compare earthflow).
   • 2020 May 11, Alistair F. Pitty, Introduction to Geomorphology, Routledge, →ISBN:

     [A] rockflow involving at least 1.5 million m3 of material moved down the Uchau-Su river valley into the sea within a day. Some mudflows are so viscous that they come to a halt in the stream channel. On slopes, soilflow or earthflow depend […]