to landsliding

Examples

• All

• Engineers monitored the hillside to prevent it from landsliding onto the road below.

• After days of heavy rain, the mountain began landsliding dangerously close to the village.

• The earth is landsliding down the hill.

• The mountain has been landsliding for weeks.

• After days of heavy rain, the mountain began landsliding rapidly towards the village, causing great concern among the residents.

• The engineers carefully monitored the hillside to ensure that no debris would start landsliding onto the road below.

• Several homes were at risk when the slope unexpectedly started landsliding during the night after heavy rainfall.

Synonyms

F

to fall

vsto landsliding

∞ 1.0

Move or drop down from a higher to a lower place

is specific to rapid downhill mass movement rather than general dropping

F

to fall down

vsto landsliding

250 1.0

Suddenly move from a standing position to the ground or a lower level

is mass movement down a slope due to gravity rather than losing balance

P

to plummet

vsto landsliding

93 5.8

Fall suddenly and steeply from a high place or in amount

is rapid downhill movement of a mass rather than a straight drop

N

to nosedive

vsto landsliding

4 5.8

To fall quickly and steeply, like a plane or stocks

is mass moving rapidly downhill rather than a front first plunge

H

to hurtle down

vsto landsliding

2 6.7

Move quickly and without control down a hill or road

is a mass of earth or rock moving downhill due to gravity

A

to avalanche

vsto landsliding

• UK

5.5

To slide down a mountain in a large mass of snow

is earth or rock moving rapidly downhill rather than mixed materials

How Fast

to avalanche

• UK

5.5

to landsliding

• Specialized

5.5

to slump

55 4.0

creep

• Specialized

10 8.6

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology