landsliden.

Brit.

/ˈlan(d)slʌɪd/, U.S.

/ˈlæn(d)ˌslaɪd/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: land n.¹, slide n.

Etymology: < land n.¹ + slide n. Compare earlier landslip n.

Originally U.S.

1. The sliding down or subsidence of a large mass of earth, rock, etc.; a landslip; esp. a collapse of earth or rock from a mountain or cliff. Also figurative.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > structure of the earth > formation of features > movement of material > [noun] > movement under gravity or water

land-rushc1550

slide1664

landslip1679

pitting1686

rockfall?1797

shoot1820

landslide1822

run1827

mountain slide1830

slip1838

slough1838

mudslide1848

founder1882

creep1889

soil-creep1897

rock creep1902

slump1905

solifluction1906

slumping1907

slopewash1938

sludging1946

mass wasting1951

1822 Boston Daily Advertiser 3 Aug. 2/3 Land-slide—A short time since, the land on the brow of a hill in Hudson was severed, and about an acre and a half of ground, after sinking 10 or 15 feet, moved horizontally about two rods.

1868 H. B. Stowe Men of our Times iv. 228 His first great speech..was a perfect land-slide of history of argument; an avalanche under which the opposing party were logically buried.

1870 R. Anderson Hist. Missions Amer. Board II. xxxiv. 308 A terrible landslide occurred, an eruption of mud, earth, and rocks.

1901 Bull. Amer. Geogr. Soc. 33 422 With this rejuvenation of the stream valley, owing to the steep slopes, numerous landslides naturally occurred as the clay slipped.

1977 Hispanic Amer. Hist. Rev. 57 280 Frequent rains and landslides delayed work on the funicular system designed for the ascent.

2002 L. Grant Still Here (2004) 19 The landslide of Jews leaving the east after the two pogroms.

2015 Kwani? 8 117 The heavy downpours that caused landslides the previous rainy season in Keiyo.

2. An overwhelming majority of votes for one party or candidate in an election; a victory achieved with such a majority.Quots. 1856 and 1872 may possibly illustrate a more general figurative sense ‘upheaval’ or ‘dramatic change of fortunes’.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > free will > choice or choosing > expression of choice by some approved method > [noun] > taking of votes > counting of votes > number on one side exceeding other

majority1737

plurality1832

landslide1856

qualified majority1916

society > authority > office > appointment to office > choosing or fact of being chosen for office > election of representative body by vote > proceedings at election > [noun] > the numerical result of voting > type of

landslide1856

1856 Boston Daily Atlas 12 Aug. If this is an index of what is going on in Ohio, look out for a landslide here on the 6th of November, for we are all going one way.

1872 Chicago Tribune 6 June 4/7 But, whether one or another, look out after that for one of the greatest political landslides that ever occurred in any country.

1888 N.Y. Times 4 Nov. 5/1 A veritable landslide in Mr. Hewitt's favor.

1896 Westm. Gaz. 6 Nov. 7/1 We were justified in urging our readers yesterday to accept with caution the earlier views of the extent of McKinley's majority. It is not a ‘land-slide’.

1916 Washington Post 20 Sept. 4/2 Either the Republicans will win by a landslide that will give them both branches of Congress or the Democrats will retain part of their lead in the Senate.

1936 Punch 23 Sept. 362/1 The first volume of the long expected biography of Arthur James Balfour (which takes us as far as the Conservative landslide in 1906).

1995 New Statesman & Society 24 Nov. 24/3 In 1990 the conservative National Party was returned to power in a landslide.

2012 New Yorker 14 May 38/1 In hyper-partisan America, no one wins Presidential landslides anymore.

Compounds

Used as a modifier in sense 2, as landslide victory, landslide defeat, etc.

ΚΠ

1890 Washington Post 12 Nov. 4/2 Both parties have in the past shouted over landslide victories, and each party..has seen its landslide victory soon turned into overwhelming defeat.

1952 New Mexican (Santa Fe) 5 Nov. 1/5 Dwight D. Eisenhower has been elevated to the White House by a vote of landslide proportions.

1957 Indian Jrnl. Polit. Sci. 18 51 In the last general elections..this party has suffered a landslide defeat and is now facing the possibility of extinction.

2007 Independent 23 Jan. 31/3 She has top class advisers, many of them road-tested from..her landslide Senate wins in 2000 and 2006.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	landslide
释义	landsliden. Brit. /ˈlan(d)slʌɪd/, U.S. /ˈlæn(d)ˌslaɪd/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: land n.¹, slide n. Etymology: < land n.¹ + slide n. Compare earlier landslip n. Originally U.S. 1. The sliding down or subsidence of a large mass of earth, rock, etc.; a landslip; esp. a collapse of earth or rock from a mountain or cliff. Also figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > structure of the earth > formation of features > movement of material > [noun] > movement under gravity or water land-rushc1550 slide1664 landslip1679 pitting1686 rockfall?1797 shoot1820 landslide1822 run1827 mountain slide1830 slip1838 slough1838 mudslide1848 founder1882 creep1889 soil-creep1897 rock creep1902 slump1905 solifluction1906 slumping1907 slopewash1938 sludging1946 mass wasting1951 1822 Boston Daily Advertiser 3 Aug. 2/3 Land-slide—A short time since, the land on the brow of a hill in Hudson was severed, and about an acre and a half of ground, after sinking 10 or 15 feet, moved horizontally about two rods. 1868 H. B. Stowe Men of our Times iv. 228 His first great speech..was a perfect land-slide of history of argument; an avalanche under which the opposing party were logically buried. 1870 R. Anderson Hist. Missions Amer. Board II. xxxiv. 308 A terrible landslide occurred, an eruption of mud, earth, and rocks. 1901 Bull. Amer. Geogr. Soc. 33 422 With this rejuvenation of the stream valley, owing to the steep slopes, numerous landslides naturally occurred as the clay slipped. 1977 Hispanic Amer. Hist. Rev. 57 280 Frequent rains and landslides delayed work on the funicular system designed for the ascent. 2002 L. Grant Still Here (2004) 19 The landslide of Jews leaving the east after the two pogroms. 2015 Kwani? 8 117 The heavy downpours that caused landslides the previous rainy season in Keiyo. 2. An overwhelming majority of votes for one party or candidate in an election; a victory achieved with such a majority.Quots. 1856 and 1872 may possibly illustrate a more general figurative sense ‘upheaval’ or ‘dramatic change of fortunes’. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > free will > choice or choosing > expression of choice by some approved method > [noun] > taking of votes > counting of votes > number on one side exceeding other majority1737 plurality1832 landslide1856 qualified majority1916 society > authority > office > appointment to office > choosing or fact of being chosen for office > election of representative body by vote > proceedings at election > [noun] > the numerical result of voting > type of landslide1856 1856 Boston Daily Atlas 12 Aug. If this is an index of what is going on in Ohio, look out for a landslide here on the 6th of November, for we are all going one way. 1872 Chicago Tribune 6 June 4/7 But, whether one or another, look out after that for one of the greatest political landslides that ever occurred in any country. 1888 N.Y. Times 4 Nov. 5/1 A veritable landslide in Mr. Hewitt's favor. 1896 Westm. Gaz. 6 Nov. 7/1 We were justified in urging our readers yesterday to accept with caution the earlier views of the extent of McKinley's majority. It is not a ‘land-slide’. 1916 Washington Post 20 Sept. 4/2 Either the Republicans will win by a landslide that will give them both branches of Congress or the Democrats will retain part of their lead in the Senate. 1936 Punch 23 Sept. 362/1 The first volume of the long expected biography of Arthur James Balfour (which takes us as far as the Conservative landslide in 1906). 1995 New Statesman & Society 24 Nov. 24/3 In 1990 the conservative National Party was returned to power in a landslide. 2012 New Yorker 14 May 38/1 In hyper-partisan America, no one wins Presidential landslides anymore. Compounds Used as a modifier in sense 2, as landslide victory, landslide defeat, etc. ΚΠ 1890 Washington Post 12 Nov. 4/2 Both parties have in the past shouted over landslide victories, and each party..has seen its landslide victory soon turned into overwhelming defeat. 1952 New Mexican (Santa Fe) 5 Nov. 1/5 Dwight D. Eisenhower has been elevated to the White House by a vote of landslide proportions. 1957 Indian Jrnl. Polit. Sci. 18 51 In the last general elections..this party has suffered a landslide defeat and is now facing the possibility of extinction. 2007 Independent 23 Jan. 31/3 She has top class advisers, many of them road-tested from..her landslide Senate wins in 2000 and 2006. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1822
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