landslide

B2 Topic:General Vocabulary

US /ˈlændˌslaɪd/ UK /ˈlæn(d).slaɪd/ See IPA manual

Freq #18122

Meanings

1

noun
A sudden fall of earth, rock, and mud down a slope.

Heavy rain caused a landslide that blocked the mountain road.
2

noun
An election won by a very large majority of votes.

The president was re-elected in a landslide.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · a sudden fall of earth,... landslipmudflow

2 noun · an election won by a very... landslide victory

Word family

Forms landslides

Related forms shoo-in

Etymology

From land + slide.

Topics

General Vocabulary

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