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Upper Landslip

cliff or slope · Isle of Wight

Old EnglishAI-generated

Upper Landslip describes a higher area of ground that has slid down. 'Upper' indicates a higher position, and 'landslip' refers to a mass of land that has fallen.

Word origins

Upper
Old Englishhigher in position(from uppe "up")
Landslip
Old Englisha sliding down of land(from land "land", slippan "to slip")