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IELTS word

landslide

/ˈlændslaɪd/noun

English definition

a large amount of earth or rock sliding downhill

Common phrases / collocations

  1. landslide risk
  2. trigger a landslide
  3. major landslide

Example sentences

  1. 1.

    The landslide blocked the road with earth and rocks.

  2. 2.

    Heavy rain triggered the landslide.

  3. 3.

    The village lies in an area with landslide risk.

Visual learning

See the meaning

A fresh slope failure has sent a mass of earth and rocks down a hillside and across an empty rural road.
a large amount of earth or rock sliding downhill
1hillside gives way
2earth blocks road
hillside gives way→earth blocks road