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- Dictionaryrockslide/ˈrɒkslʌɪd/
noun
- 1. an avalanche of rock or other stony material.
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A rockslide is a type of landslide caused by rock failure in which part of the bedding plane of failure passes through compacted rock and material collapses en masse and not in individual blocks. Note that a rockslide is similar to an avalanche because they are both slides of debris that can bury a piece of land. While a landslide occurs when loose dirt or sediment falls down a slope, a rockslide ... Wikipedia