landslip
- noun
- /ˈlændˌslɪp/
- UK
:
deslizamiento de tierra
- A landslip occurred after heavy rain, causing debris to block the road.
Examples
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The work of destruction is constantly going on; several landslips—the rocks being often undermined—occurred during a visit we recently paid.
Academic text (1991) -
Meanwhile, landslips and flooded lines were causing delays and cancellations to train services in the south-west.
Blog text (25) -
Or weeded landslips of the shore.
Blog text (9) -
Reading the notice board answered a big question: why there were two timetables hauled by different engines—there had been a landslip that had cut the railway into two sections.
Blog text (27) -
Residents were evacuated when a large landslip threatened their homes during the storm.
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The geologist studied the landslip to understand the movement of earth on the hillside.
Synonyms
42
3.4
A large mass of earth, rock, or snow moving down a slope
29
3.5
A large mass of mud that moves suddenly down a hill after heavy rain
23
3.3
A large mass of earth and rock that moves down a hill or cliff
3
3.5
A sudden fall of many rocks down a slope that can block roads
1
4.6
A sudden fall of rocks from a cliff or steep slope
A sudden slide of earth or rocks down a slope
How Large
- UK
1
4.6
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Landslip is easy to remember: it joins land and slip, where slip means 'to slide'. So a landslip is land that 'slides' down a slope, often after heavy rain.