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landslip

/ˈlændslɪp/

Translations

landslipnoun

landslips

/ˈlændslɪp/

glissement de terrain

The heavy rains caused a landslip that blocked the mountain road.

Les fortes pluies ont provoqué un glissement de terrain qui a bloqué la route de montagne.

Additional translations

éboulementEmploi surtout pour le résultat matériel du glissement, notamment en contexte de rochers ou de débris.

Synonyms

debris flow

landslipadjective

/ˈlænd.slɪp/

Used attributively before another noun to describe something relating to or caused by a landslip.

de glissement de terrain

Emergency crews were sent to clear the landslip debris from the track.

Des équipes d’urgence ont été envoyées pour dégager les débris du glissement de terrain de la voie.

Synonyms

prone to landslides

landslipnoun

A mass of rock, earth, or debris that has fallen down a slope.

The heavy rains caused a landslip that blocked the mountain road.

The act or process of a mass of earth or rock sliding down a slope.

The village was evacuated due to the risk of a landslip after the earthquake.

landslipadjective

Relating to, caused by, or characteristic of a landslip.

Emergency crews were sent to clear the landslip debris from the track.