landslide
A natural disaster that involves the breakup and downhill flow of rock, mud, water and…A natural disaster that involves the breakup and downhill flow of rock, mud, water and anything caught in the path.
» Traffic was blocked by a landslide.
Durch einen Erdrutsch ist der Verkehr unterbrochen worden.
Движение было заблокировано в результате оползня.
Рух транспорту був перекритий зсувом.
Meaning
2 sensesA natural disaster that involves the breakup and downhill flow of rock, mud, water and anything caught in the path.
Near-synonym: mudflow
Erdrutsch
о́ползеньópolzenʹ, обва́лobvál, лави́наlavína
зсувzsuv, о́повзеньópovzenʹ, обва́лobvál
A vote won by a wide or overwhelming majority.
The candidate won at 61% to 39%, which most people are calling a landslide.
erdrutschartiger Sieg, überwältigender Sieg, Erdrutschsieg
- a slide of a large mass of dirt and rock down a mountain or cliff
- an overwhelming electoral victory
Examples
21 sentencesTraffic was blocked by a landslide.
Рух транспорту був перекритий зсувом.
ruДвижение было заблокировано в результате оползня.
deDurch einen Erdrutsch ist der Verkehr unterbrochen worden.
The road up ahead is blocked by a landslide.
ruДорога вверх по склону преграждена оползнем.
The house survived the landslide intact.
Будинок після зсуву залишився цілим.
If a landslide happens, it will cause many deaths.
Якщо відбудеться зсув, це призведе до багатьох смертей.
The suspected cause of the derailment is a landslide.
Підозрювана причина сходження з рейок - зсув.
Translations
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Forms
plural: landslides| Singular | landslide |
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Synonyms
4 synonyms- a slide of a large mass of dirt and rock down a mountain or cliff:landslip