- landslip
- noun Date: 1679 landslide 1
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landslip — [land′slip΄] n. Chiefly Brit. LANDSLIDE (senses 1 & 2) * * * land·slip (lăndʹslĭp ) n. See landslide. * * * … Universalium
landslip — (n.) 1670s, from LAND (Cf. land) (n.) + SLIP (Cf. slip) (n.) … Etymology dictionary
landslip — [land′slip΄] n. Chiefly Brit. LANDSLIDE (senses 1 & 2) … English World dictionary
landslip — UK [ˈlæn(d)ˌslɪp] / US [ˈlændˌslɪp] noun [countable] Word forms landslip : singular landslip plural landslips British a small fall of earth or rocks down the side of a hill … English dictionary
Landslip — 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
landslip — [[t]læ̱ndslɪp[/t]] landslips N COUNT A landslip is a small movement of soil and rocks down a slope. [mainly BRIT] Roads were flooded or blocked by landslips. (in AM, use , mudslide) … English dictionary
landslip — /ˈlændslɪp/ (say landslip) noun → landslide (defs 1 and 2) …
Landslip Hill — Landslip Hill, near Tapanui, in Southland, in the South Island of New Zealand is a debris flow feature associated with the Manuherikia Group of fluvial quartz sandstones. Geologists have described the fossil bearing rocks as forming part of a… … Wikipedia
landslip — noun The sliding of a mass of land down a slope or cliff; a landslide … Wiktionary
landslip — see landslide … Geography glossary
