Landslide
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈlæn(d).slaɪd/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Landslide is a noun meaning A natural disaster that involves the breakup and downhill flow of rock, mud, water and anything caught in the path.
Meaning
A natural disaster that involves the breakup and downhill flow of rock, mud, water and anything caught in the path.
More Meanings
- A vote won by a wide or overwhelming majority.
- To undergo a landslide.
Example Sentences
Near-synonym: mudflow
So it landslid mightily, carrying off greens and fairways and all.
The candidate won at 61% to 39%, which most people are calling a landslide.
The landslides Wednesday in Zhejiang province, south of the financial hub of Shanghai, followed Typhoon Megi, which brought heavy rains and high winds to China and Taiwan this past week.[…] The second landslide in Wencheng county killed five people, with one person still missing, an official at the county’s flood control office said Saturday.
Word Forms
- landslides
- landsliding
- landslid
Synonyms for landslide
Depending on context, synonyms include landslip, mudflow.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include landslip, mudslide, avalanche, tsunami, flood, cliff.
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