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Landslide Common

Landslide has 4 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

an overwhelming electoral victory

"Roosevelt defeated Hoover in a landslide"

2

a slide of a large mass of dirt and rock down a mountain or cliff

"The heavy rains caused a massive landslide that buried several homes at the base of the mountain."

3

A natural disaster that involves the breakup and downhill flow of rock, mud, water and anything caught in the path.

"The heavy rains triggered a massive landslide that swept away several houses on the hillside."

Verb
1

To undergo a landslide.

"After years of neglect, the old hillside finally began to slide into the river valley during the heavy storm."

Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
victory slide
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
mudslide rockslide
Rhyming Words
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