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mud slide

American  

noun

Geology.
  1. mudflow.


Etymology

Origin of mud slide

First recorded in 1920–25

Example Sentences

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Then came 1971, which saw the release of Ms. King’s album “Tapestry,” Ms. Mitchell’s “Blue” and James Taylor’s “Mud Slide Slim and the Blue Horizon.”

From The Wall Street Journal

When reading a statement she had previously made to the police, she became emotional as she described the mud slide being like a "lava flow".

From BBC

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