LANDSLIDE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does landslide mean? 

• LANDSLIDE (noun)
  The noun LANDSLIDE has 2 senses:

1. an overwhelming electoral victory

2. a slide of a large mass of dirt and rock down a mountain or cliff

  Familiarity information: LANDSLIDE used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• LANDSLIDE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An overwhelming electoral victory

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural events

Context example:

Roosevelt defeated Hoover in a landslide

Hypernyms ("landslide" is a kind of...):

triumph; victory (a successful ending of a struggle or contest)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A slide of a large mass of dirt and rock down a mountain or cliff

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural events

Synonyms:

landslide; landslip

Hypernyms ("landslide" is a kind of...):

slide ((geology) the descent of a large mass of earth or rocks or snow etc.)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "landslide"):

mudslide (a landslide of mud)

rockslide (a landslide of rocks)

 Context examples 

They look similar to rock glaciers and icy landslides on Earth.

(Landslides on Ceres Reflect Ice Content, NASA)

The warming might also cause landslides on the crater walls that expose fresh ice patches.

(NASA Dawn Reveals Recent Changes in Ceres' Surface, NASA)

They were startled to notice that all the landslides originated along a distinct line.

(NASA Map Reveals a New Landslide Risk Factor, NASA)

In addition to the sea level, extreme rainfall events are also among the causes for environmental problems in coastal regions, leading to landslides, torrents, and flooding.

(Brazil's coastal cities more vulnerable to climate change, Agência Brasil)

Haulani Crater, with a diameter of 21 miles (34 kilometers), shows evidence of landslides from its crater rim.

(New Ceres Images Show Bright Craters, NASA)

The publication of "The Shame of the Sun" had started a controversy and precipitated the landslide in his favor.

(Martin Eden, by Jack London)

It also reveals many landslides that darkened slopes in the 5-mile surrounding area.

(NASA Mars weathercam helps find big new crater, NASA)

There is ample evidence of past activity on the surface, including flows, landslides and collapsed structures.

(Ceres Spots Continue to Mystify in Latest Dawn Images, NASA)

The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) of the Philippines increased the previous death toll to six following the landslide caused by the 5.0 earthquake.

(Aftershocks increase death toll of magnitude 6.3 earthquake in southern Philippines, Wikinews)

Many New Horizons scientists expected Charon to be a monotonous, crater-battered world; instead, they’re finding a landscape covered with mountains, canyons, landslides, surface-color variations and more.

(Pluto’s Big Moon Charon Reveals a Colorful and Violent History, NASA)