"rockflow" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: rockflows [plural]
Etymology: From rock + flow. Etymology templates: {{af|en|rock|flow}} rock + flow Head templates: {{en-noun}} rockflow (plural rockflows)
  1. A landslide of rocks; a downslope flow of rocks (compare earthflow).
    Sense id: en-rockflow-en-noun-wRunMXiN Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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