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landslip
CIDE DICTIONARY
landslip, n.
- The slipping down of a mass of land from a mountain, hill, etc. [1913 Webster]
- The land which slips down. [1913 Webster]
- An election victory in which the winning candidate receives a substantial majority of the votes, usually meaning at least ten per cent more than any opposing candidate. [PJC]
- Any overwhelming victory. [PJC]
ROGET THESAURUS
landslip
Descent
N descent, descension, declension, declination, fall, falling, slump, drop, plunge, plummet, cadence, subsidence, collapse, lapse, downfall, tumble, slip, tilt, trip, lurch, cropper, culbute, titubation, stumble, fate of Icarus, avalanche, debacle, landslip, landslide, declivity, dip, hill, rappel, descending, descendent, decurrent, decursive, labent, deciduous, nodding to its fall, downhill, downwards, the bottom fell out.For further exploring for "landslip" in Webster Dictionary Online