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Word entry · 8 letters

landslip

Best crossword clue

"Slope collapse"

8 letters · collected on this word page

8 lettersPart of speech nounSorted adillnpsStarts with LEnds with P1 clues
1L2A3N4D5S6L7I8P

Definitions

  1. a slide of a large mass of dirt and rock down a mountain or cliff

Word origin

From land + slip.

Used in a sentence

  • And wasn’t it a sight to see, / When, ere his song was ended, / Like some great landslip, tree by tree, / The country-side descended;
  • Though a cliff, or sheet of bare rock, is hardly visible among the glens, yet here and there a bright brown patch tells of a recent landslip; […]
  • The embankments forming the lineside forest are also a cause for concern, as landslips can block the line for days or even weeks.

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