Mudflow
Term · Insurance and risk management · MLC-T-INS-000148
A river of liquid and flowing mud on the surfaces of normally dry land areas, as when earth is carried by a current of water. Other earth movements, such as landslide, slope failure or a saturated soil mass moving by liquidity down a slope, are not mudflows.
| Identifier | MLC-T-INS-000148 |
|---|---|
| Field | Insurance and risk management |
| Subject | National Flood Insurance Program |
| References | FloodSmart Flood Insurance Glossary; FEMA Glossary |
Record as JSON
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"term": "Mudflow",
"field": "Insurance and risk management",
"definition": "A river of liquid and flowing mud on the surfaces of normally dry land areas, as when earth is carried by a current of water. Other earth movements, such as landslide, slope failure or a saturated soil mass moving by liquidity down a slope, are not mudflows.",
"subject": "National Flood Insurance Program",
"references": [
"FloodSmart Flood Insurance Glossary",
"FEMA Glossary"
],
"url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/insurance/mudflow/"
}
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