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land·slide

Audio Help [land-slahyd] Pronunciation Key noun, verb, -slid, -slid or -slid·den, -slid·ing.

–noun

1.	the downward falling or sliding of a mass of soil, detritus, or rock on or from a steep slope.

2.	the mass itself.

3.	an election in which a particular victorious candidate or party receives an overwhelming mass or majority of votes: the 1936 landslide for Roosevelt.

4.	any overwhelming victory: She won the contest by a landslide.

–verb (used without object)

5.	to come down in or as in a landslide.

6.	to win an election by an overwhelming majority.

Also called, especially British, land·slip

Audio Help [land-slip] Pronunciation Key (for defs. 1, 2).

[Origin: 1830–40, Americanism; land + slide

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land·slide Audio Help (lānd'slīd') Pronunciation Key
n.

1. The downward sliding of a relatively dry mass of earth and rock.
2. The mass that slides. Also called landslip.
3. An overwhelming majority of votes for a political party or candidate.
4. An election that sweeps a party or candidate into office.
1. An overwhelming majority of votes for a political party or candidate.
2. An election that sweeps a party or candidate into office.
A great victory.

land'slid'ing n.

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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
landslide

1856, Amer.Eng., from land (n.) + slide. Earlier was landslip (1679), still preferred in Britain. In the political sense, landslide "lopsided electoral victory" is attested from 1888.

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landslide
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

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ˈlandslide noun

a piece of land that falls down from the side of a hill
Example: His car was buried in the landslide.

Arabic:	إنْزلاق الأرض
Chinese (Simplified):	山崩
Chinese (Traditional):	山崩
Czech:	sesuv půdy
Danish:	jordskred
Dutch:	aardverschuiving
Estonian:	maalihe
Finnish:	maanvyörymä
French:	glissement de terrain
German:	der Erdrutsch
Greek:	κατολίσθηση
Hungarian:	földcsuszamlás
Icelandic:	skriða
Indonesian:	tanah longsor
Italian:	frana

Japanese:	地すべり
Korean:	산사태
Latvian:	(zemes ) nogruvums
Lithuanian:	nuošliauža
Norwegian:	jordras, *-skred
Polish:	obsunięcie się ziemi
Portuguese (Brazil):	deslizamento de terra
Portuguese (Portugal):	derrocada QUERY
Romanian:	alunecare de teren
Russian:	оползень
Slovak:	zosuv pôdy
Slovenian:	plaz
Spanish:	desprendimiento
Swedish:	jordskred
Turkish:	heyelân, toprak kayması

ˈlandslide (victory) noun

a clear victory in an election
Example: Their political party won a landslide victory.

Arabic:	ساحِق
Chinese (Simplified):	占绝对优势的选举
Chinese (Traditional):	占絕對优勢的選舉
Czech:	drtivé vítězství ve volbách
Danish:	jordskredssejr
Estonian:	mäekõrgune valimisvõit
Greek:	σαρωτική νίκη σε εκλογές
Hungarian:	földcsuszamlásszerű győzelem

Indonesian:	(kemenangan yang) jelas
Lithuanian:	triuškinanti pergalė
Norwegian:	valgskred
Polish:	druzgocące zwycięstwo
Russian:	победа на выборах с подавляющим большинством голосов
Slovak:	drvivé víťazstvo, jasné víťazstvo
Slovenian:	velika volilna zmaga
Turkish:	büyük, *ezici zafer

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landslide Audio Help (lānd'slīd') Pronunciation Key

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.