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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A swift downhill current in water, air, or other fluid, triggered by the weight of suspended material such as silt in a current flowing down a continental shelf or snow in an avalanche.
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- noun geology A fast-flowing downhill current (of air or water) that carries
silt
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