landslide B2 Topic:Space, Position & Direction 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 AI details From land + slide. Topics Space, Position & Direction External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # landslide **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈlændˌslaɪd/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈlæn(d).slaɪd/ **Frequency rank:** 18122 ## Meanings 1. A sudden fall of earth, rock, and mud down a slope. 2. An election won by a very large majority of votes. ## Examples - Heavy rain caused a landslide that blocked the mountain road. - The president was re-elected in a landslide. ## Related Forms - shoo-in ## Etymology From land + slide. ## AI Etymology Landslide comes from land + slide. The analysis is mainly morphological: the modern nominal form is built from the named base and affix. ## Topics - Space, Position & Direction markdown