- Also called: landslip
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
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land•slide /ˈlændˌslaɪd/USA pronunciation
n. [countable]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- Geologythe falling or sliding of a mass of soil or rock on or from a steep slope.
- Governmentan election in which a particular candidate or party receives an overwhelming number of votes.
- any overwhelming victory.
land•slide
(land′slīd′),USA pronunciation n., v., -slid, -slid or -slid•den, -slid•ing.
n.
v.i.to win an election by an overwhelming majority. Also called,[esp. Brit.,] land•slip
(land′slip′)USA pronunciation (for defs. 1, 2).
n.
- Geologythe downward falling or sliding of a mass of soil, detritus, or rock on or from a steep slope.
- Geologythe mass itself.
- Governmentan 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.
v.i.
- Geologyto come down in or as in a landslide.
- land + slide 1830–40, American.
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