LANDSLIDE


Meaning of LANDSLIDE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ lændslaɪd ]

( landslides)

1.

A landslide is a victory in an election in which a person or political party gets far more votes or seats than their opponents.

He won last month’s presidential election by a landslide...

The NLD won a landslide victory in the elections five months ago.

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2.

A landslide is a large amount of earth and rocks falling down a cliff or the side of a mountain.

The storm caused landslides and flooding in Savona.

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