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Meanings of landslide in English

Russian
оползень
Portuguese
aluimento
Catalan
ensulsiada
Spanish
deslizamiento de tierra

Type of natural disasters involving ground movements, often caused by slope instability triggered by specific event.

оползень
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Examples for "landslip"
Examples for "landslip"
1
But there also had been a landslip, quite recent from the marks.
Greenmantle
2
I think what we're looking at here is the result of a landslip.
Empty mile
3
It comes a week after a major landslip near Durdle Door in Dorset.
BBC
4
Services between London and Kent were also disrupted by a landslip.
The Guardian
5
Residents were also evacuated north of Auckland in Whangaparaoa due to a landslip.
Radio NZ
1
Then I was startled by a sudden thundering crash as if a rock avalanche had come to the help of the roaring waters.
The Yosemite
2
Operation Rock Avalanche abruptly goes from a search-and-destroy mission to a desperate attempt to get the gear back.
War
Usage of landslide in English
1
Disputes over victim status were common in the days following the landslide.
Reuters
2
That landslide enabled them to change the constitution in several crucial ways.
The Guardian
3
The landslide began moving in late December, when one home was destroyed.
Reuters
4
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has claimed a landslide election victory.
News.com.au
5
The city also raised its landslide warning to the highest possible warning.
News.com.au
6
Opinion polls show United Russia will win the election by a landslide.
Reuters
7
Myanmar's opposition won a 1990 election landslide only to be denied power.
Reuters
8
Despite the NLD's landslide last November the military still retains significant control.
Radio NZ
9
As returns mount, an Eisenhower landslide finds Ike winning state after state.
The new yorker
10
Xinhua said one family of three managed to flee before the landslide.
Radio NZ
11
The landslide swept away about 15 houses, an Emergencies Ministry official said.
The Irish Times
12
He also had a hand in Boris Johnson's recent landslide election victory.
The Irish Times
13
The fire, the landslide, missing supplies, misplaced drugs, now the contaminated water.
Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang
14
An engineer's report has shown no practical solutions to fix the landslide.
Radio NZ
15
Official results showed that President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad won re-election by a landslide.
Reuters
16
Biden won the state in a landslide victory over Senator Bernie Sanders.
Reuters
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Landslide across language varieties
New Zealand
Common
Ireland
Common
Australia
Common
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