landsliding
- noun
- /ˈlændˌslaɪdɪŋ/
- Literature
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deslizamiento de tierra
- Many farmers realize that forest cover provides the best soil protection on slopes experiencing repeated severe landsliding.
And that was the beginning of a landslide of negativity.
- And that was the beginning of a landslide of negativity.
Examples
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After decades of efforts at soil conservation, rainstorm-induced landsliding still occurs on hill-country farmland on North Island, New Zealand.
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Spaced-planted trees restrict the extent of landsliding but do not eliminate it.
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And so this was, this was really a landslide event when he got elected.
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Landsliding thus has an indelible imprint on pastures.
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Compared with engineering measures, control of landsliding through vegetation is relatively inexpensive for extensively farmed steep terrain.
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The main cause of shallow landsliding is the development of rainstorm-induced high porewater pressures in the soil, a condition alleviated by drainage.
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The stabilization of pastoral slopes susceptible to deep-seated landsliding has proved much more difficult than where only surficial movements occur.
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Preceded by a prolonged wet spell, the storm induced surficial landsliding on 35,000 hectares of hill pastures.
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Many farmers realize that forest cover provides the best soil protection on slopes experiencing repeated severe landsliding.
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After decades of efforts at soil conservation, rainstorm-induced landsliding still occurs on hill-country farmland on North Island, New Zealand.
Synonyms
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3.4
A large mass of earth, rock, or snow moving down a slope
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3.3
A large mass of earth and rock that moves down a hill or cliff
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3.5
A sudden fall of many rocks down a slope that can block roads
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4.6
A sudden fall of rocks from a cliff or steep slope
A mass of earth and rock that moves down a slope often suddenly
A sudden slide of earth or rocks down a slope
Antonyms
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Morphology
Etymology
Landsliding comes from putting land and slide together. A slide means 'to move down a slope', so the word describes earth moving quickly downhill and, by the same image, an election that 'sweeps away' the other candidates as an overwhelming victory.