noun
landslide
LAN-slyd
noun
1
A sudden collapse and downhill movement of a mass of soil, rock, and debris.
"Heavy rain triggered a landslide that blocked the mountain road."
"Several homes were destroyed in the landslide."
2
An overwhelming victory in an election or vote.
"She won the election in a landslide."
How to Use Landslide
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishEither a mass of earth sliding down a slope, or a huge, one-sided election win.
Common pairings
landslide victory
trigger a landslide
win by a landslide
Word Forms
landslid past tense, landslides plural, landslides singular
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Etymology
From land + slide.