Rock Slide

Rockslide

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. While a landslide occurs when loose dirt or sediment falls down a slope, a rockslide occurs only when solid rocks are transported down slope. The rocks tumble downhill, loosening other rocks on their way and smashing everything in their path. Fast-flowing rock slides behave similarly to snow avalanches, and are therefore sometimes referred to as rock avalanches.

rock

Noun

1. A formation of minerals, specifically.

Verb

1. To pelt with rocks; to stone.

slide

Verb

1. To (cause to) move in continuous contact with a surface.
2. To move on a low-friction surface.

Noun

1. An item of play equipment that children can climb up and then slide down again.
2. A surface of ice, snow, butter, etc. on which someone can slide for amusement or as a practical joke.