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landslide
has definitions from the field of geology
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[ noun ] an overwhelming electoral victory
Examples "Roosevelt defeated Hoover in a landslide" Used in print (Kenneth Allsop, The Bootleggers and Their Era...)The result was a landslide for the Republican candidates . Related terms |
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[ noun ] (geology) a slide of a large mass of dirt and rock down a mountain or cliff
Synonyms Used in print (L. Don Leet and Florence J. Leet, editors, The World of...)When a second quake came , they dashed back to the beach , fearing that they might be buried under landslides . |
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