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Meanings of rock avalanche 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
Portuguese
derrocada
Spanish
avalancha de piedras

Type of landslide caused by rock failure.

derrocada
Synonyms
Examples for "landslide"
Examples for "landslide"
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
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
Usage of rock avalanche in English
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