landslide
[ land-slahyd ]
/ ˈlændˌslaɪd /
noun Also called, especially British, land·slip [land-slip] /ˈlændˌslɪp/ (for defs 1, 2).
the downward falling or sliding of a mass of soil, detritus, or rock on or from a steep slope.
the mass itself.
an election in which a particular victorious candidate or party receives an overwhelming mass or majority of votes: the 1936 landslide for Roosevelt.
any overwhelming victory: She won the contest by a landslide.
verb (used without object), land·slid, land·slid or land·slid·den, land·slid·ing.
to come down in or as in a landslide.
to win an election by an overwhelming majority.
Nearby words
landshark, landshut, landside, landskip, landsknecht, landslide, landslip, landsmaal, landsman, landsmanshaft, landsmål
Can be confusedavalanche landslide
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British Dictionary definitions for landslip
landslide
/ (ˈlændˌslaɪd) /
noun
Also called: landslip
- the sliding of a large mass of rock material, soil, etc, down the side of a mountain or cliff
- the material dislodged in this way
- an overwhelming electoral victory
- (as modifier)a landslide win
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Science definitions for landslip
landslide
[ lănd′slīd′ ]
The rapid downward sliding of a mass of earth and rock. Landslides usually move over a confined area. Many kinds of events can trigger a landslide, such as the oversteepening of slopes by erosion associated with rivers, glaciers, or ocean waves; heavy snowmelt which saturates soil and rock; or earthquakes that lead to the failure of weak slopes.
The mass of soil and rock that moves in this way.
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