landslide

Definition

  • noun: a large mass of rocks and earth that suddenly and quickly moves down the side of a mountain or hill
  • noun: the usually rapid downward movement of a mass of rock, earth, or artificial fill on a slope
  • verb: to produce a landslide

Examples

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

  • She won the election 'by/in a landslide'.

  • The earthquake triggered a 'landslide'.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) You think you're jugglin', Martin? I'm jugglin', too. I am a preacher from Atlanta. You are the man who won the presidency of the world's most powerful nation by the greatest landslide in history four months ago. And you are the man dismantling your own legacy with each passing day. (..)
    2014 Selma