As nouns the difference between landslide and landfall
is that
landslide is a natural disaster that involves the breakup and downhill flow of rock, mud, water and anything caught in the path while
landfall is arrival at the shore by ship.
landslide Noun
( en noun)
A natural disaster that involves the breakup and downhill flow of rock, mud, water and anything caught in the path.
A vote won by a wide or overwhelming majority.
- The candidate won by a landslide .
Synonyms
* (natural disaster) earthfall, landslip
See also
* (natural disaster) avalanche, earthquake, mudslide
* (politics) shoo-in
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landfall Noun
( en noun)
Arrival at the shore by ship.
- We made landfall at the most god-forsaken, barren, desolate, and hellish location possible to image; and we were grateful, anything to get off that ship!
- Lighthouses are usually the first aids seen when making landfall .
The point at which a hurricane or similar storm reaches land.
Derived terms
* make landfall
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