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land⋅slide

  [land-slahyd] noun, verb, -slid, -slid or -slid⋅den, -slid⋅ing.
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–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  [land-slip] (for defs. 1, 2).

Origin:
1830–40, Americanism; land + slide
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land·slide   (lānd'slīd')   
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.

  3. A great victory.

land'slid'ing n.
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Word Origin & History

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.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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landslide   (lānd'slīd')  Pronunciation Key 

  1. 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.

  2. The mass of soil and rock that moves in this way.


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