mudslide
/ˈmʌdslaɪd/noun
उच्चारण मड्स्लाइड
मलबा खिसकना, कीचड़ का भूस्खलन
Core word
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a large amount of wet earth or mud that suddenly slides down the side of a hill or mountain, often after heavy rain
मलबा खिसकना, कीचड़ का भूस्खलन
- Several houses were buried by a mudslide after the cloudburst.
- Heavy rain triggered mudslides in the hills of Kerala.
- A mudslide blocked the road to the temple.
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- Villagers moved to safer ground after the mudslide.
- Landslides and mudslides are common in the hills during the monsoon.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
mudslide (countable noun)
A mudslide is a countable noun for one event in which wet earth slides down a slope. It can be written as one word, as here.
Mudslide एक ऐसी घटना के लिए countable noun है जिसमें गीली मिट्टी ढलान से नीचे खिसकती है। इसे एक शब्द के रूप में लिखा जाता है।
- A mudslide blocked the road to Kedarnath.
- Two mudslides struck the valley in a week.
mudslide + verb
Typical verbs that follow the noun are hit, bury, block, sweep away and destroy, because a mudslide is something that acts on places.
संज्ञा के बाद प्रायः hit, bury, block, sweep away और destroy जैसी क्रियाएँ आती हैं, क्योंकि mudslide स्थानों को प्रभावित करने वाली घटना है।
- A mudslide buried three houses in the village.
- The mudslide swept away a small bridge.
be caught in / killed by / triggered by a mudslide
Use these passive and prepositional patterns to say who or what was affected, or what caused it.
प्रभावित व्यक्ति या कारण बताने के लिए इन passive और prepositional संरचनाओं का प्रयोग करें।
- Several trekkers were caught in the mudslide.
- The landslide was triggered by heavy rain.
mudslide vs landslide
A mudslide is wet and fast-moving, usually after heavy rain; a landslide is the wider word for any slide of earth or rock down a slope.
Mudslide गीली और तेज़ गति वाली होती है, प्रायः भारी बारिश के बाद; landslide किसी भी मिट्टी या चट्टान के ढलान से खिसकने का व्यापक शब्द है।
- Mudslides are common in the Himalayan foothills during the monsoon.
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adjective + mudslide
massivedeadlysuddendevastatingmajor
- A deadly mudslide followed the cloudburst.
verb + mudslide
causetriggersurviveclearwarn of
- Officials warned of mudslides on hill roads.
mudslide + noun
mudslide riskmudslide victimmudslide warningmudslide area
- The government declared the district a mudslide area.
reason + mudslide
rain-triggeredflood-relatedearthquake-induceddeforestation-linked
- Cutting hillside trees has led to more rain-triggered mudslides.
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- A mudslide cut off several mountain villages from the highway.
एक mudslide ने कई पहाड़ी गाँवों को राजमार्ग से काट दिया।
- Rescue teams worked all night to dig people out of the mudslide.
बचाव दलों ने लोगों को mudslide से निकालने के लिए पूरी रात काम किया।
- Heavy monsoon rain often triggers mudslides in Uttarakhand.
भारी मानसूनी बारिश अक्सर उत्तराखंड में mudslide का कारण बनती है।
- The school was shut for a week because of a mudslide warning.
Mudslide की चेतावनी के कारण विद्यालय एक सप्ताह बंद रहा।
- Planting trees on slopes helps prevent mudslides.
ढलानों पर पेड़ लगाने से mudslide रोकने में मदद मिलती है।
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✗ A mudslide has happened in the valley and the road is blocked since morning.
✓ A mudslide has happened in the valley and the road has been blocked since morning.
With since, use the present perfect (has been blocked), not the simple present.
'Since' के साथ present perfect (has been blocked) आता है, simple present नहीं।