landslip

Example Sentences

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The disastrous two-month closure in 2014 was caused not by a breach of the sea wall in Dawlish, but by a serious landslip down the line near the neighbouring coastal town of Teignmouth.

From BBC • Feb. 14, 2026

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

From Barron's • Jan. 23, 2026

In November, a train travelling from Glasgow to London on the West Coast Main Line derailed near Carlisle after hitting a landslip, leaving four people injured.

From BBC • Dec. 21, 2025

Operations director Sam MacDougall said early indications suggested the train had hit a landslip.

From BBC • Nov. 4, 2025

A week later the village was destroyed by a terrible landslip, but here also the dwarf saved the dwelling of those who had befriended him.

From Ulster Folklore by Andrews, Elizabeth