solifluction

(säl′ə fluk′ s̸hən, sō′li-)

noun

a more rapid form of soil creep, often found near a glacier, in which saturated soil slips over hard or frozen layers

See solifluction in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

The slow, downhill movement of soil or other material in areas typically underlain by frozen ground.

Origin:

Origin: Latin solum, soil

Origin: + Latin flūctiō, flūctiōn-, a flowing (from flūctus, past participle of fluere, to flow; see bhleu- in Indo-European roots)

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