landslide

Meaning

Noun

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.

Verb

To undergo a landslide.

Synonyms

landslip

avalanche

mudslide

alluvion

slide

flood

fall

landfall

sinking

slide down

soil erosion

subsidence

sweep

earth slide

eboulement

land slip

soil creep

soil slip

land fall

hill creep

slacktip

earth creep

apron

cave-in

collapse

devolution

erosion

romp

runaway

Translations

Erdrutsch

frana

glissement de terrain

smottamento

éboulement

Bergrutsch

aardverschuiving

Lawine

κατολίσθηση

alud

alluvione

Bergsturz

Mure

avalanche

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈlænd.slaɪd/

Etymology

From land + slide.