landslide en · NOUN
Pronunciation
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *lendʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-om Proto-Germanic *landą Proto-West Germanic *land Old English land Middle English lond English land Proto-Indo-European *h₃sleydʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *h₃sléydʰeti Proto-Germanic *slīdaną Proto-West Germanic *slīdan Old English slīdan Middle English sliden English slide English landslide From land + slide.
Meanings
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A natural disaster that involves the breakup and downhill flow of rock, mud, water and anything caught in the path.
The landslides Wednesday in Zhejiang province, south of the financial hub of Shanghai, followed Typhoon Megi, which brought heavy rains and high winds to China and Taiwan this past week.[…] The second landslide in Wencheng county killed five people, with one person still missing, an official at the county’s flood control office said Saturday.
2016 September 30, “13 dead, 20 still missing in China after typhoon landslides”, in AP News, sourced from Beijing (AP), archived from the original on 25 Sep 2024:Near-synonym: mudflow
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A vote won by a wide or overwhelming majority.
The candidate won at 61% to 39%, which most people are calling a landslide.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| landslides | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Landslide Lyndon · landslide victory · by a landslide
Relateds
rockslide (natural disaster) · clean sweep · scriddan (natural disaster) · earthquake (natural disaster) · avalanche (natural disaster) · shoo-in · sandslide (natural disaster) · mudslide (natural disaster)
Synonyms
mudflow · earthfall · landslide victory · landslip
Translations (137)
sv jordskred (natural disaster) · it frana (natural disaster) · ja 山崩れ (natural disaster) · nn jordras (natural disaster) · gl barronca (natural disaster) · mrw anas (natural disaster) · kk көшкін (natural disaster) · gl sulda (natural disaster) · de Erdrutsch (natural disaster) · pl obryw (natural disaster) · ru о́ползень (natural disaster) · pon engk (natural disaster) · be апо́ўзень (natural disaster) · es victoria aplastante (vote won by a wide or overwhelming majority) · bo རྫ་རྡོ (natural disaster) · vi sạt lở đất (natural disaster) · id tanah longsor (natural disaster) · nn jordskred (natural disaster) · ko 산사태 (natural disaster) · mrw tobak (natural disaster) · uz koʻchish (natural disaster) · ml മണ്ണിടിച്ചിൽ (natural disaster) · es argayo (natural disaster) · gl vitoria esmagadora (vote won by a wide or overwhelming majority) · eu luizi (natural disaster) · pt desabamento (natural disaster) · gl muracán (natural disaster) · sh òsulina (natural disaster) · ast argayu (natural disaster) · cmn 地滑 (natural disaster) · fa رانش زمین (natural disaster) · ca esllavissament (natural disaster) · es tanateada arrolladora (vote won by a wide or overwhelming majority) · da jordskredssejr (vote won by a wide or overwhelming majority) · ro alunecare de pământ (natural disaster) · ca esllavissada (natural disaster) · sh о̀дрон (natural disaster) · vi lở đất (natural disaster) · ru лави́на (natural disaster) · be абва́л (natural disaster) · ja 地滑り的勝利 (vote won by a wide or overwhelming majority) · lo ດິນເກື່ອນ (natural disaster) · uk о́повзень (natural disaster) · th แผ่นดินถล่ม (natural disaster) · uz siljish (natural disaster) · ar اِنْهِيَار أَرْضِيّ (natural disaster) · ro alunecare de teren (natural disaster) · my မြေပြိုခြင်း (natural disaster) · mrw tempag (natural disaster) · hu földcsuszamlás (natural disaster) · it vittoria schiacciante (vote won by a wide or overwhelming majority) · gsw Rufi (natural disaster) · fi äänivyöry (vote won by a wide or overwhelming majority) · hsb zesunjenje zemje (natural disaster) · ur تنزلِ زمین (natural disaster) · pdt Ieedrutsch (natural disaster) · uk зсув (natural disaster) · gl esbarrondamento (natural disaster) · ja 地滑り (natural disaster) · es deslave (natural disaster) · da jordskred (natural disaster) · de erdrutschartiger Sieg (vote won by a wide or overwhelming majority) · it slavina (natural disaster) · lld roa (natural disaster) · sh клизиште (natural disaster) · ja 土砂崩れ (natural disaster) · th ชนะขาดลอย (vote won by a wide or overwhelming majority) · nb jordras (natural disaster) · az uçqun (natural disaster) · th ดินถล่ม (natural disaster) · hsb wotwalenje hory (natural disaster) · ur ہبوطِ ارضی (natural disaster) · fi maanvyöry (natural disaster) · cmn 山崩 (natural disaster) · cy tirlithriad (natural disaster) · qu lluqlla (natural disaster) · ja 山津波 (natural disaster) · si නායයෑම් (natural disaster) · dsb wótwalenje zemje (natural disaster) · it smottamento (natural disaster) · cy cwymp tir (natural disaster) · es goleada (vote won by a wide or overwhelming majority) · ca ensulsiada (natural disaster) · nb jordskred (natural disaster) · hy սողանք (natural disaster) · nl lawine (natural disaster) · kk жылжыма (natural disaster) · ms tanah runtuh (natural disaster) · bg свлачище (natural disaster) · ta நிலச்சரிவு (natural disaster) · cmn 滑坡 (natural disaster) · th นอนมา (vote won by a wide or overwhelming majority) · ga maidhm thalún (natural disaster) · es desprendimiento térreo (natural disaster) · ko 압도적인 승리 (vote won by a wide or overwhelming majority) · kix sǖtàih (natural disaster) · da bjergskred (natural disaster) · ga sciorradh talún (natural disaster) · pt lavada (vote won by a wide or overwhelming majority) · hi भूस्खलन (natural disaster) · sl plaz (natural disaster) · he מַפֹּלֶת (natural disaster) · es alud terrero (natural disaster) · de Erdrutschsieg (vote won by a wide or overwhelming majority) · fr glissement de terrain (natural disaster) · uz oʻpirilish (natural disaster) · eo terŝoviĝo (natural disaster) · gl nafreita (natural disaster) · mi horo (natural disaster) · bg свличане (natural disaster) · ru обва́л (natural disaster) · pl walne zwycięstwo (vote won by a wide or overwhelming majority) · sh òdron (natural disaster) · uk обва́л (natural disaster) · tl guho ng lupa (natural disaster) · it a valanga (vote won by a wide or overwhelming majority) · fur slac (natural disaster) · cmn 塌方 (natural disaster) · bo ས་རུད (natural disaster) · mi horowhenua (natural disaster) · gl freita (natural disaster) · nl aardverschuiving (natural disaster) · es corrimiento de tierra (natural disaster) · pl osuwisko (natural disaster) · la lābīna (natural disaster) · no steinras (natural disaster) · sh о̀сулина (natural disaster) · tl guhunlupa (natural disaster) · pt derrocada (natural disaster) · de überwältigender Sieg (vote won by a wide or overwhelming majority) · sh klizište (natural disaster) · ur ریزشِ زمین (natural disaster) · gl fana (natural disaster) · fi maanvyörymä (natural disaster) · el κατολίσθηση (natural disaster) · pt deslizamento (natural disaster) · ka მეწყერი (natural disaster)