landslip

Example Sentences

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People feel "trapped" and farmers fear livestock could "starve" after a significant landslip closed the main route in and out of a village several weeks ago.

From BBC • Mar. 3, 2026

Siluch said he had seen another landslip about an hour earlier but took little notice.

From Barron's • Jan. 23, 2026

Last year, there were delays after heavy rain caused a landslip on the same stretch of track.

From BBC • Nov. 4, 2025

An early morning train from Glasgow to London has derailed, seemingly after hitting a landslip, leading to major disruption set to last for "a number of days" on the West Coast Mainline.

From BBC • Nov. 3, 2025

The forest was remarkably quiet after the tumult of the squall, and the “Capella” had been put over to the left bank, when close to us on the opposite shore there was a landslip.

From The Sea and the Jungle by Tomlinson, H. M. (Henry Major)