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landslide
[ land-slahyd ]
noun
- 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)
- to come down in or as in a landslide.
- to win an election by an overwhelming majority.
landslide
/ ˈæԻˌɪ /
noun
- Also calledlandslip
- 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
landslide
/ ăԻ′ī′ /
- 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.
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of landslide1
Example Sentences
It's the first big set of polls since Labour's landslide victory in last year's general election.
The Conservatives, whose leader had been branded the “maple MAGA,” seemed destined for a landslide victory.
More Americans disapprove than approve of such moves, the survey suggests - although the results are not a landslide.
The elections on 1 May are the party's first major test at the ballot box since winning power in last July's landslide victory.
The rainfall is not expected to threaten landslide problems in the areas scorched by January’s Palisades and Eaton fires.
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