LANDSLIP

landslide, landslip

(noun) a slide of a large mass of dirt and rock down a mountain or cliff

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

landslip (plural landslips)

The sliding of a mass of land down a slope or cliff; a landslide

Source: Wiktionary


Land"slip`, Land"slide`, n.

1. The slipping down of a mass of land from a mountain, hill, etc.

2. The land which slips down.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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