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

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

From BBC • Nov. 3, 2025

Combined with the "steep slopes" that are next to the railway line, she was "not surprised" that there was a landslip.

From BBC • Nov. 3, 2025

I walked up the ravine and was surprised to find that so much of the landslip had been already removed.

From The Cruise of the 'Alerte' The narrative of a search for treasure on the desert island of Trinidad by Knight, E. F. (Edward Frederick)