[ noun ] a slide of a large mass of dirt and rock down a mountain or cliff <noun.event>
Landslide \Land"slide`\, Landslip \Land"slip`\, n. 1. The slipping down of a mass of land from a mountain, hill, etc.
2. The land which slips down.
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]