bogslide
/ˈbɒɡ(ˌ)slaɪd/
bogslide noun: a rapid movement of saturated peat in (or from and moving out of) a bog, similar to a landslide or mudslide.
Noun
bogslide (plural bogslides)
- A rapid movement of saturated peat in (or from and moving out of) a bog, similar to a landslide or mudslide.
- [...] indiscriminate cutting had caused, and was calculated to cause, waste and bogslides, and thereby to injure and ultimately destroy the bog.1913, The Irish Reports: Containing Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the Court of Appeal, the High Court of Justice, the Court of Bankruptcy, in Ireland, and the Irish Land Commission, page 8
- There is a reference to bogslides in the letter in the Morning Post, and it is possible that a slide on Knocklayd, which has a ring of peat-covered land around its crest, may have inspired some ingenious wit.1921, The Irish Naturalist, page 85
Forms of bogslide
| plural | bogslides |
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Origin of bogslide
From bog + slide.
Questions about bogslide
- What does bogslide mean?
- Bogslide means a rapid movement of saturated peat in (or from and moving out of) a bog, similar to a landslide or mudslide.
- What part of speech is bogslide?
- Bogslide is a noun.
- How do you pronounce bogslide?
- Bogslide is pronounced /ˈbɒɡ(ˌ)slaɪd/.
- What is the plural of bogslide?
- The plural of bogslide is bogslides.
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