landslide
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landslide
- /ˈlæn(d).slaɪd/ UK, US
noun landslides
- A natural disaster that involves the breakup and downhill flow of rock, mud, water and anything caught in the path. Near-synonym: mudflow
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A vote won by a wide or overwhelming majority.
The candidate won at 61% to 39%, which most people are calling a landslide.
Similar: landslide victory
verb landslides · landsliding · landslid
- To undergo a landslide. So it landslid mightily, carrying off greens and fairways and all.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: landslip, mudslide, avalanche, tsunami, flood, cliff, coulee, land, hill, inundation, flooding, cave-in, ground, slip, landmine, saturation
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noun natural disaster
| Español | corrimiento de tierra, deslave, desprendimiento térreo, argayo, alud terrero |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 산사태 sansatae |
| 日本語 | 地滑り ji-suberi, 山崩れ yama-kuzure, 山津波 yama-tsunami, 土砂崩れ dosha-kuzure |
| 中文 | 山崩 shānbēng, 滑坡 huápō, 地滑 dìhuá, 塌方 tāfāng |
| हिन्दी | भूस्खलन bhūskhalan |
| Português | deslizamento, desabamento, derrocada |
| Français | glissement de terrain |
| Deutsch | Erdrutsch |
| Italiano | frana, smottamento, slavina |
| Ελληνικά | κατολίσθηση katolísthisi |
| Română | alunecare de teren, alunecare de pământ |
| Русский | о́ползень ópolzenʹ, обва́л obvál, лави́на lavína |
| Tiếng Việt | lở đất, sạt lở đất |
| العربية | اِنْهِيَار أَرْضِيّ inhiyār ʔarḍiyy |
| עברית | מַפֹּלֶת mapólet |
noun vote won by a wide or overwhelming majority
| Español | goleada, victoria aplastante, tanateada arrolladora |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 압도적인 승리 apdojeogin seungni |
| 日本語 | 地滑り的勝利 jisuberi-teki shōri |
| Português | lavada |
| Deutsch | erdrutschartiger Sieg, überwältigender Sieg, Erdrutschsieg |
| Italiano | vittoria schiacciante, a valanga |
Talk about this word "landslide." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/landslide. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. landslide. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/landslide "landslide." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/landslide.Cite this
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title = {landslide},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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