Complete Definition of "landslide"

English

Pronunciation
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Adjective
landslide

  1. Of an election or vote, won by a large majority.

Noun
landslide

  1. A natural disaster that involves the breakup and downhill flow of rock, mud, water and anything caught in the path.
  2. A vote won by a wide or overwhelming majority.

#: The candidate won by a landslide.

Synonyms
landslip

Translations
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Dutch: lawine m or f
Finnish: maanvyöry, maanvyörymä
Italian: frana f, smottamento f, slavina f
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Japanese: ��� (����); 山崩� (�����), 山津波 (�����, yamatsunami)
Russian: оползен� (ópolz'en') m
Slovene: plaz m
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See also
Weather: avalanche, earthquake, mudslide
Politics: shoo-in

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