/land"sluyd'/ , n. , v. , landslid, landslid or landslidden, landsliding .
n.
1. the downward falling or sliding of a mass of soil, detritus, or rock on or from a steep slope.
2. the mass itself.
3. an election in which a particular victorious candidate or party receives an overwhelming mass or majority of votes: the 1936 landslide for Roosevelt.
4. any overwhelming victory: She won the contest by a landslide.
v.i.
5. to come down in or as in a landslide.
6. to win an election by an overwhelming majority. Also called, esp. Brit., landslip /land"slip'/ (for defs. 1, 2).
[ 1830-40, Amer.; LAND + SLIDE ]