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landslide

 
 
/ˈlændslaɪd/ noun [C]

Definition

SLIDING when rocks and soil slide down a mountain or hill
WINNING an easy victory in an election: a landslide defeat/victory He was re-elected by a landslide in 1972.
(Definition of landslide noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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