landslide

Landslide — es una canción escrita por Stevie Nicks e interpretada por Fleetwood Mac. Fue editada por primera vez en el álbum de 1975 Fleetwood Mac. Es la favorita entre los fans de Stevie Nicks, siendo exitosamente interpretada por varios artistas en los… …   Wikipedia Español

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

Landslide — This article is about the geological phenomenon. For other uses, see Landslide (disambiguation). Rockslide redirects here. For the comic book character, see Rockslide (comics). Computer simulation of a slump landslide in San Mateo County,… …   Wikipedia

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