- landslide
- nounAn overwhelming victory during a political election.
Ronald Reagan won the election of 1980 in a landslide.
Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". Оригинал: A.Маккей, М.Т.Боткер, Дж.И.Гейтс. 1997.
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landslide — (n.) 1856, Amer.Eng., from LAND (Cf. land) (n.) + SLIDE (Cf. slide) (n.). Earlier was LANDSLIP (Cf. landslip), still preferred in Britain. Old English used eorðgebyrst in this sense; lit. earth burst. In the political sense, landslide lopsided… … Etymology dictionary
landslide — [n1] landslip avalanche, earthfall, mudslide, rockslide, snowslide; concepts 509,524,786 landslide [n2] great victory advantage, clean sweep*, conquest, defeat, grand slam*, killing*, overthrow, superiority, sweep, triumph, win; concepts… … New thesaurus
Landslide — Land slide , Landslip Land slip , n. 1. The slipping down of a mass of land from a mountain, hill, etc. [1913 Webster] 2. The land which slips down. [1913 Webster] 3. An election victory in which the winning candidate receives a substantial… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
landslide — ► NOUN 1) (chiefly Brit. also landslip) the sliding down of a mass of earth or rock from a mountain or cliff. 2) an overwhelming majority of votes for one party in an election … English terms dictionary
landslide — ☆ landslide [land′slīd΄ ] n. 1. the sliding of a mass of loosened rocks or earth down a hillside or slope 2. the mass of loosened material sliding down 3. an overwhelming majority of votes for one candidate or party in an election 4. any… … English World dictionary
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landslide — /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… … Universalium
landslide — noun 1 fall of earth or rocks VERB + LANDSLIDE ▪ cause, trigger ▪ The floods caused a landslide. LANDSLIDE + VERB ▪ destroy sth ▪ The town was destroyed by a … Collocations dictionary
landslide — UK [ˈlæn(d)ˌslaɪd] / US [ˈlændˌslaɪd] noun [countable] Word forms landslide : singular landslide plural landslides 1) a heavy fall of earth and rocks down the side of a mountain or steep slope 2) a situation in which a person or political party… … English dictionary
landslide — [[t]læ̱ndslaɪd[/t]] landslides 1) N COUNT 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… … English dictionary
