Landslide Definition

lăndslīd
landslides
noun
landslides
The sliding of a mass of loosened rocks or earth down a hillside or slope.
Webster's New World
The mass of loosened material sliding down.
Webster's New World
An overwhelming majority of votes for one candidate or party in an election.
Webster's New World
An election that sweeps a party or candidate into office.
American Heritage
Any overwhelming victory.
Webster's New World
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Other Word Forms of Landslide

Noun

Singular:
landslide
Plural:
landslides

Origin of Landslide

Landslide Sentence Examples

  • An overwhelming 70 percent gave the contestants a landslide victory.

  • We have just suffered our second successive landslide election defeat.

  • Soil materials are more likely to move downslope either by landslide or erosion on steeper slopes.

  • In other places, landslide debris was strewn across the road barring the way.

  • He fires several missiles at the side causing a landslide which blocks the Hood's way.

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Words Starting With

LLALAN

Words Ending With

EDEIDE

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landslide

Words Starting With L and Ending With E

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Word Length

9 Letter Words9 Letter Words Starting With L9 Letter Words Ending With E