landslide
Americannoun
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the downward falling or sliding of a mass of soil, detritus, or rock on or from a steep slope.
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the mass itself.
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an election in which a particular victorious candidate or party receives an overwhelming mass or majority of votes.
the 1936 landslide for Roosevelt.
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any overwhelming victory.
She won the contest by a landslide.
verb (used without object)
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to come down in or as in a landslide.
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to win an election by an overwhelming majority.
noun
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Also called: landslip.
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the sliding of a large mass of rock material, soil, etc, down the side of a mountain or cliff
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the material dislodged in this way
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an overwhelming electoral victory
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a landslide win
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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.
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The mass of soil and rock that moves in this way.
Etymology
Origin of landslide
Example Sentences
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President Jimmy Carter lost the election in a landslide to Ronald Reagan.
It comes less than six months after Polanski won the party leadership by a landslide.
From BBC
Newly empowered after a landslide victory in snap elections this month, Takaichi has vowed to make Japan "strong and prosperous" through key policy changes including in defence and intelligence.
From Barron's
The comments are her clearest on the issue -- the subject of increasing debate as a succession crisis looms -- since her party's landslide election victory this month.
From Barron's
Torrential rains, floods, and landslides have killed at least 40 people and left 27 missing, authorities said.
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