landslide: Meaning and Definition of

land•slide

1. the downward falling or sliding of a mass of soil, detritus, or rock on or from a steep slope.
2. the mass itself.
3. an election in which a particular victorious candidate or party receives an overwhelming mass or majority of votes: the 1936 landslide for Roosevelt.
4. any overwhelming victory: She won the contest by a landslide.

1. to come down in or as in a landslide.
2. to win an election by an overwhelming majority. Also called,