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landslide

(lændslaɪd)
Word forms: plural landslides
1. countable noun
A landslide is a victory in an election in which a person or political party gets far more votes or seats than their opponents.
He won last month's presidential election by a landslide.
They won a landslide victory in the elections five months ago.
Synonyms: decisive victory, triumph, overwhelming majority, walkover More Synonyms of landslide
2. countable noun
A landslide is a large amount of earth and rocks falling down a cliff or the side of a mountain.
The storm caused landslides and flooding in Savona.
Synonyms: landslip, avalanche, mudslide, rockfall More Synonyms of landslide

landslide in British English

(ˈlændˌslaɪd)
noun
1.  Also called: landslip
a. 
the sliding of a large mass of rock material, soil, etc, down the side of a mountain or cliff
b. 
the material dislodged in this way
2. 
a. 
an overwhelming electoral victory
b. 
(as modifier)
a landslide win

landslide in American English

(ˈlændˌslaɪd)
US
noun
1. 
the sliding of a mass of loosened rocks or earth down a hillside or slope
2. 
the mass of loosened material sliding down
3. 
an overwhelming majority of votes for one candidate or party in an election
4. 
any overwhelming victory

landslide in Insurance

(lændslaɪd)
Word forms: (regular plural) landslides
noun
(Insurance: Residence insurance)
A landslide is a large amount of earth or rocks falling down a hill, cliff, or the side of a mountain.
Damage caused by earth movement, whether by earthquake, landslide, or volcanic eruption, is covered up to the stated policy limit with a deductible.
The policy does not cover earth movements, such as landslides, in which damage is caused by movement of actual elements of the ground, includingrocks, trees, and parts of houses.
A landslide is a large amount of earth or rocks falling down a hill, cliff, or the side of amountain.

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Examples of 'landslide' in a sentence
landslide

She would win a historic landslide.
The Sun (2016)
Despite the landslide referendum victory, this looks a distant dream.
The Sun (2016)
Now he is striking fear into them after his landslide victory in the Republicans primary on Sunday.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
He won the election by a landslide.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
The party that promises speed bumps on all residential roads would win a landslide.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Soldiers and rescue workers battled to recover the bodies and help survivors but were hampered by floods and landslides.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Last year hundreds of deaths were caused by similar floods and landslides near Rio.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
It found that floods and landslides had trebled since 1980 and storms had doubled.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Hundreds of villages have been swept away by rain, flash floods and landslides.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
At least 137 died in floods and landslides.
The Sun (2008)
The storm lashed the south of the country with torrential rain yesterday, triggering flash floods and landslides.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
But to think of this as a straightforward political landslide is to misunderstand the tragic paradox of Japanese politics.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
He'd win by a landslide.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Premier for the second time after a landslide election victory last year, he seems intent on ensuring that he does not lose again.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
That did not stop the Conservatives winning the 1983 general election by a landslide.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Italy has been battered by storms throughout 2014, leading to floods and landslides.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
He was the Prime Minister who had won two landslide elections and was already in his third term.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
AT least 20 people were killed in floods and landslides after a typhoon hit Japan at the weekend.
The Sun (2011)

In other languages
landslide

British English: landslide /ˈlændˌslaɪd/ NOUN
If an election is won by a landslide, it is won by a large number of votes.
He won the election by a landslide.
  • American English: landslide
  • Arabic: أَكْثَرِيَّةٌ سَاحِقَةٌ
  • Brazilian Portuguese: deslizamento de terra
  • Chinese: 山体滑坡
  • Croatian: velikom većinom
  • Czech: sesuv půdy
  • Danish: stemmeskred
  • Dutch: aardverschuiving
  • European Spanish: desprendimiento de tierras
  • Finnish: maanvyörymä
  • French: glissement de terrain
  • German: Erdrutsch
  • Greek: κατολίσθηση
  • Italian: plebiscito
  • Japanese: 地すべり
  • Korean: 산사태
  • Norwegian: jordras
  • Polish: osuwisko
  • European Portuguese: deslizamento de terras
  • Romanian: majoritate zdrobitoare de voturi
  • Russian: обвал
  • Latin American Spanish: desprendimiento de tierras
  • Swedish: jordskred
  • Thai: ชนะแบบขาดลอย
  • Turkish: toprak kayması
  • Ukrainian: перемога на виборах більшістю голосів
  • Vietnamese: sự thắng phiếu lớn

Chinese translation of 'landslide'

landslide

(ˈlændslaɪd)

n (c)

  1. (lit) 塌方 (tāfāng)
  2. (fig, electoral) 竞(競)选(選)选(選)票的一面倒 (jìngxuǎn xuǎnpiào de yī miàn dǎo)
    to win by a landslide 大获(獲)全胜(勝) (dà huò quánshèng)
1 (noun) 
Definition
an overwhelming electoral victory
He won last month's presidential election by a landslide.
Synonyms
decisive victory
triumph
Cataract operations are a triumph of modern surgery.
overwhelming majority
walkover
The next general election is unlikely to be a walkover for the government.
2 (noun) 
Definition
the material dislodged in this way
The storm caused landslides and flooding.
Synonyms
landslip
avalanche
Four people died in an avalanche last week.
mudslide
rockfall

Additional synonyms

in the sense of avalanche
Definition
a fall of large masses of snow and ice down a mountain
Four people died in an avalanche last week.
Synonyms
snow-slide,
landslide,
landslip,
snow-slip
in the sense of triumph
Definition
an outstanding success, achievement, or victory
Cataract operations are a triumph of modern surgery.
Synonyms
success,
victory,
accomplishment,
mastery,
hit (informal),
achievement,
smash (informal),
coup,
belter (slang),
sensation,
feat,
conquest,
attainment,
smash hit (informal),
tour de force,
walkover (informal),
feather in your cap,
smasheroo (slang)
in the sense of walkover
Definition
an easy victory
The next general election is unlikely to be a walkover for the government.
Synonyms
pushover (informal),
easy victory,
breeze (informal),
cinch (slang),
picnic (informal),
landslide,
child's play (informal, slang),
piece of cake (informal),
doddle (British, slang),
snap (informal),
no-brainer (informal),
cakewalk (informal),
duck soup (US, slang),
piece of piss (British, slang)

Nearby words of
landslide

  • landmark
  • landowner
  • landscape
  • landslide
  • lane
  • language
  • languid

Synonyms of 'landslide'

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