land·slide

land·slide
/ˈlændˌslaıd/ noun, pl -slides [count]
1 : a large mass of rocks and earth that suddenly and quickly moves down the side of a mountain or hill

The earthquake triggered a landslide.

They were buried under the landslide.

2 : an election in which the winner gets a much greater number of votes than the loser

The presidential election turned out to be one of the biggest landslides in history.

a landslide victory

She won the election by/in a landslide.


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