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noun
- 1. another term for landslide British
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Type of natural disasters involving ground movements, often caused by slope instability triggered by specific event
Landslides, also known as landslips, or rockslides, are several forms of mass wasting that may include a wide range of ground movements, such as rockfalls, mudflows, shallow or deep-seated slope failures and debris flows. Landslides occur in a variety of environments, characterized by either steep or gentle slope gradients, from mountain ranges to coastal cliffs or even underwater, in which case t... Wikipedia