Landslides synonyms

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wins
A victory, especially in a competition.
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victories
Victory is a win, such as beating an opponent or achieving success in something.
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sweeps
A lottery, usually on the results of a sporting event, where players win if their randomly chosen team wins.
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avalanches
The sudden fall or slide of a large mass of material down the side of a mountain. Avalanches may contain snow, ice, rock, soil, or a mixture of these materials. Avalanches can be triggered by changes in temperature, by sound vibrations, or by vibrations in the earth itself.
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slides
A playground apparatus for children to slide on, typically consisting of a smooth chute climbed onto by means of a ladder.
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descents (related)
A downward slope
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Landslides Sentence Examples

  • Throughout the volcanic area earthquakes and landslides are of frequent occurrence.

  • Another consequence of revived erosion is seen in the occurrence of great landslides, where the removal of weak (Permian) clays has sapped the face of the Vermilion Cliffs (Triassic sandstone), so that huge slices of the cliff face have slid down and forward a mile or two, all shattered into a confused tumult of forms for a score or more of miles along the cliff base.

  • Deforestation leads to more landslides during heavy rains - which in the case of Caribbean hurricanes kill more people than the wind itself.

  • When the rocks are concealed by detrital material he looks for outcroppings on steep hillsides, on the crests of hills or ridges, in the beds of streams, in landslides, in the roots of overturned trees, and in wells, quarries, roadcuttings and other excavations.

  • We were then invited to carry out trials on planting bamboo to stop landslides from further developing.

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