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solifluction

so·li·fluc·tion [ slə flúksh'n ]


noun 
Definition:
 
downhill movement of earth: the slow movement of soil downhill as a result of water saturation after rainfall or the melting of ice

[Early 20th century. < Latin solum "ground" + fluct-, past participle of fluere "flow"]
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