Noun : the 1936 landslide for Roosevelt. ,She won the contest by a landslide. From Dictionary.com.
I know that from a strict sense the terms landslip and landslide are similar but it sounds a little better to my ear. From Wordnik.com. [The Moderate Voice] Reference
The landslip was the second to occur this week on that western stretch. From Wordnik.com. [newsday.co.tt] Reference
It is for this reason I have coined the term 'landslip' to define this kind of victory. From Wordnik.com. [The Moderate Voice] Reference
The mountains would crush him with landslip and rift! —. From Wordnik.com. [Peer Gynt] Reference
Perhaps there's going to be a terrible landslip right now!. From Wordnik.com. [The Saddle Boys of the Rockies Lost on Thunder Mountain] Reference
There's been another landslip, and a tree came down on him. From Wordnik.com. [The Hermit of Eyton Forest]
Also Friday, a miner was buried in an underground landslip at. From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
But there also had been a landslip, quite recent from the marks. From Wordnik.com. [Greenmantle] Reference
"That's the landslip which carried away the road," said Mr. Haydon. From Wordnik.com. [Jack Haydon's Quest] Reference
There's a new landslip in the vicinity of Po Shan and Sinclair Road!. From Wordnik.com. [Noble House]
They came to a place where they might gain access to the shore by a path down a landslip. From Wordnik.com. [The Trespasser] Reference
Then Paolo sent Giovanni to see the drunken one safely past the landslip, which was dangerous. From Wordnik.com. [Twilight in Italy] Reference
Here was Musafferabad, the whole place a confused jumble of wheeled traffic caught up by the big landslip in front. From Wordnik.com. [A Holiday in the Happy Valley with Pen and Pencil] Reference
'My lad,' was his reply, and his voice was very calm, 'there has been a landslip in the sidings, and we are shut in.'. From Wordnik.com. [Parables from Flowers] Reference
The winding road was propped up with walls to prevent landslip; the mountains looked wild and rugged; the weather was perfect. From Wordnik.com. [The Romance of Isabel Lady Burton] Reference
About ten paces in front of us was an enormous landslip. From Wordnik.com. [On the Equator] Reference
The situation worsened after another landslip on August 15. From Wordnik.com. [The Hindu - Front Page] Reference
"Well, what do you make of it?" cried Dale, -- "a landslip?". From Wordnik.com. [The Crystal Hunters A Boy's Adventures in the Higher Alps] Reference
The train is stranded at the site of the landslip since Saturday. From Wordnik.com. [NDTV News - Top Stories] Reference
Peregrine, raven and fulmar nest on Gore Cliff above the landslip. From Wordnik.com. [Telegraph.co.uk: news, business, sport, the Daily Telegraph newspaper, Sunday Telegraph] Reference
Athens, however, was on a landslip, falling; none could arrest it. From Wordnik.com. [Complete Short Works of George Meredith] Reference
The landslip has left the village without water, gas or electricity. From Wordnik.com. [euronews] Reference
Thirteen persons were killed, while 62 were rendered homeless in the landslip. From Wordnik.com. [The Himalayan Times RSS] Reference
Daur; above was the landslip, and beyond it the stream rushing down the mountain. From Wordnik.com. [Sir Gibbie] Reference
His head might come up some day above ground in a landslip with his hand pointing. From Wordnik.com. [Ulysses] Reference
A landslip on the trail, a rainstorm that wetted their bowstrings and left ours dry. From Wordnik.com. [The Arrow-Maker A Drama in Three Acts] Reference
She took to it, practically in despair, after her life's work was carried away in a landslip. From Wordnik.com. [A Room with a View] Reference
However, the council says it has serious concerns and a large potential landslip has been identified. From Wordnik.com. [Radio New Zealand News Headlines] Reference
Neighbours said persistent rainfall had loosened the soil behind the house, causing a landslip yesterday. From Wordnik.com. [newsday.co.tt] Reference
The channel of the second remained dry, the landslip continuing to choke it, and the stream to fall into the Glashburn. From Wordnik.com. [Sir Gibbie] Reference
If these conditions keep up for the next hour plus there may be some major landslip/landslide issues to deal with by morning. From Wordnik.com. [Caribbean Hurricane Network - Updates from the Islands - stormcarib.com] Reference
"Is not now we have this problem with the landslip but now the house fall down and we don't know where we going to live now," she said. From Wordnik.com. [newsday.co.tt] Reference
A landslip that spilled over State Highway 2, north of Wellington has been cleared, however traffic remained backed up as rush hour began. From Wordnik.com. [Stuff.co.nz - Stuff] Reference
A 20mph speed restriction has been imposed but Network Rail said services were running again after a landslip between Carlisle and Penrith. From Wordnik.com. [News round-up] Reference
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