landslip

C2+ Topic:Space, Position & Direction

US /ˈlændˌslɪp/ UK /ˈlændˌslɪp/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

noun
a landslide; a collapse of earth down a slope

Heavy rains triggered a landslip that blocked the road.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · a landslide; a collapse of... landslide avalancherockfallmudslideslip

Word family

Related forms land slip landslide

Etymology

A compound of land (Old English land) + slip (from Old English slipor, 'slippery', and Middle Low German slippen, 'to glide').

land Old English slippen Middle Low German

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Topics

Space, Position & Direction

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# landslip

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈlændˌslɪp/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈlændˌslɪp/

## Meanings
1. a landslide; a collapse of earth down a slope

## Examples
- Heavy rains triggered a landslip that blocked the road.

## Synonyms
- landslide
- avalanche
- rockfall
- mudslide
- slip

## Related Forms
- land
- slip
- landslide

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: land
- Root: slippen

## Etymology
A compound of land (Old English land) + slip (from Old English slipor, 'slippery', and Middle Low German slippen, 'to glide').

## AI Etymology
Landslip is a compound of land (Old English land) + slip (from Old English slipor, 'slippery', and Middle Low German slippen, 'to glide'). The etymological trail includes Old English land and Middle Low German slippen. As a noun, landslip means a landslide; a collapse of earth down a slope. The same family is visible in related forms such as land, slip, and landslide. Morphologically, the word is built from the elements named in its history, so the modern form preserves a visible compound, prefix, or suffix structure.

## Topics
- Space, Position & Direction

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