Slope failure definition
Slope failure means gradual or rapid down slope movement of soil or rock under gravitational stress.
Slope failure means a measurable downward and outward movement of soil, rocks, snow, ice, mud or debris caused by gravity acting on an unstable slope;
Examples of Slope failure in a sentence
Slope failure in the lower reaches appears to have eliminated any stream structure (Washington Trout).
Slope failure phenomena can also be influenced by morphological conditions due to the presence of trackways and cut slopes.