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landslide

lands·lide

UK/ˈlæn(d).slaɪd/ US/ˈlæˌnslaɪd/ uncommon

noun

1.

an overwhelming electoral victory

  • “Roosevelt defeated Hoover in a landslide”
2.

a slide of a large mass of dirt and rock down a mountain or cliff

Synonyms

Origin

From land + slide.

Phrases

  • by a landslide
  • clean sweep
  • Landslide Lyndon
  • landslide victory

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