Landslip

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Landslide \Land"slide`\, Landslip \Land"slip`\, n.
     1. The slipping down of a mass of land from a mountain, hill,
        etc.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. The land which slips down.


        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. An election victory in which the winning candidate
        receives a substantial majority of the votes, usually
        meaning at least ten per cent more than any opposing
        candidate.
        [PJC]
  
     4. Any overwhelming victory.
        [PJC]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  landslip
       n : a slide of a large mass of dirt and rock down a mountain or
           cliff [syn: {landslide}]