noun · verb · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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UK, US:/ˈlæn(d).slaɪd/
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CMU ARPABET:L AE1 N D S L AY2 D
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
CMU ARPABET 2:L AE1 N S L AY2 D
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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noun
Meaning 1
A natural disaster that involves the breakup and downhill flow of rock, mud, water and anything caught in the path.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
Near-synonym: mudflow
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: earthfall, landslip, mudflow
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
A vote won by a wide or overwhelming majority.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
The candidate won at 61% to 39%, which most people are calling a landslide.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: landslide victory
Antonyms: none provided
3
verb
Meaning 3
To undergo a landslide.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
a slide of a large mass of dirt and rock down a mountain or cliff
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: landslip
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: slide
Narrower terms: mudslide, rockslide
5
noun
Meaning 5
an overwhelming electoral victory
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
Roosevelt defeated Hoover in a landslide
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: victory, triumph
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *lendh- Proto-Indo-European *-om Proto-Germanic *landą Proto-West Germanic *land Old English land Middle English lond English land English slide English landslide From land + slide.
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Translations
137 source translations are retained for this English entry.