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landslide

DEFINITIONS OF: landslide

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n an overwhelming electoral victory

“Roosevelt defeated Hoover in a landslide
Type of:
triumph, victory
a successful ending of a struggle or contest

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

Synonyms:
landslip
Types:
mudslide
a landslide of mud
rockslide
a landslide of rocks
Type of:
slide
(geology) the descent of a large mass of earth or rocks or snow etc.
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