as in flood
a large mass of rock or earth descending from a high place
The heavy rains caused landslides in some areas.
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State officials will likely need to use dynamite to lower the slope and move it back from the highway to prevent and lessen the impact of future landslides, Temple said.
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Katie Langford, The Denver Post, 3 Jan. 2025
Plus, landslides remain an issue to this day surrounding Faraday Road down Roll Hill, in part due to the cavern beneath.
—Erin Couch, The Enquirer, 31 Dec. 2024
An ‘antiquated and broken’ system On Sept. 24, three days before the hospital evacuation, the National Hurricane Center issued the first of several warnings predicting significant river flooding and landslides in the Southern Appalachians.
—Lauren Sausser and Holly K. Hacker, The Tennessean, 30 Dec. 2024
In 1980, Carter lost his re-election bid to Republican Ronald Reagan in a 1980 landslide that took place on the anniversary of the hostages being seized.
—Virginia Chamlee, People.com, 29 Dec. 2024
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Katie Langford, The Denver Post, 3 Jan. 2025
Plus, landslides remain an issue to this day surrounding Faraday Road down Roll Hill, in part due to the cavern beneath.
—Erin Couch, The Enquirer, 31 Dec. 2024
An ‘antiquated and broken’ system On Sept. 24, three days before the hospital evacuation, the National Hurricane Center issued the first of several warnings predicting significant river flooding and landslides in the Southern Appalachians.
—Lauren Sausser and Holly K. Hacker, The Tennessean, 30 Dec. 2024
In 1980, Carter lost his re-election bid to Republican Ronald Reagan in a 1980 landslide that took place on the anniversary of the hostages being seized.
—Virginia Chamlee, People.com, 29 Dec. 2024
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“Landslide.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/landslide. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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