Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bogslide

/ˈbɒɡ(ˌ)slaɪd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: bogslide
IPA: /ˈbɒɡ(ˌ)slaɪd/

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A rapid movement of saturated peat in (or from and moving out of) a bog, similar to a landslide or mudslide.

Example Sentences

"[...] indiscriminate cutting had caused, and was calculated to cause, waste and bogslides, and thereby to injure and ultimately destroy the bog."
"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."
"[…] peatlands/moors are dynamic environments, subject to rapid change (bogslides) and excavation is extremely difficult/ hazardous due the collapse of the sidewalls and water ingress. The location and diggability of peat have resulted in peatlands being the focus of searches for items of forensic interest[…]"

Etymology

From bog + slide.

Inflected Forms

bogslides (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce bogslide?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈbɒɡ(ˌ)slaɪd/.
What does bogslide mean?: A rapid movement of saturated peat in (or from and moving out of) a bog, similar to a landslide or mudslide.
Where does bogslide come from?: From bog + slide.

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