solifluction
The English word “solifluction” has 1 meaning listed here.
noun
- Soil creep caused by waterlogged soil slowly moving downhill on top of an impermeable layer.
Etymology
From Latin solum (“soil”) + -i- + fluctiō (“act of flowing”).
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