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landslide

noun
/ˈlæn(d).slaɪd/UK

Etymology

From land + slide.

  1. inherited from *slīdaną✻ — “to slide, glide”
  2. inherited from *slīdan✻
  3. inherited from slīdan — “to slide”
  4. inherited from sliden
  5. formed as landslide — “land + slide”

Definitions

  1. A natural disaster that involves the breakup and downhill flow of rock, mud, water and…

    A natural disaster that involves the breakup and downhill flow of rock, mud, water and anything caught in the path.

    • Near-synonym: mudflow

  2. A vote won by a wide or overwhelming majority.

    • The candidate won at 61% to 39%, which most people are calling a landslide.

  3. To undergo a landslide.

    • So it landslid mightily, carrying off greens and fairways and all.

The neighborhood

Derived

by a landslide, Landslide Lyndon, landslide victory

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for landslide. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA