Definition of avalanche Avalanche
/æˈvʌlæˌnʧ/ - [atvulanch] - av•a•lanche
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What does avalanche mean?
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NounPlural: avalanches |
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| avalanche - a slide of large masses of snow and ice and mud down a mountain | ||
| slide the act of moving smoothly along a surface while remaining in contact with it; "his slide didn't stop until the bottom of the hill"; "the children lined up for a coast down the snowy slope" | ||
| avalanche - a sudden appearance of an overwhelming number of things; "the program brought an avalanche of mail" | ||
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| avalanche - gather into a huge mass and roll down a mountain, of snow | ||
| roll down | ||
| descend, come down, go down, fall move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way; "The temperature is going down"; "The barometer is falling"; "The curtain fell on the diva"; "Her hand went up and then fell again" | ||
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Wiktionary 
- avalanche (Noun)
A large mass or body of snow and ice sliding swiftly down a mountain side, or falling down a precipice. - avalanche (Noun)
A fall of earth, rocks, etc. , similar to that of an avalanche of snow or ice. - avalanche (Noun)
A sudden, great, or irresistible descent or influx of anything. - avalanche (Noun)
Anything like an avalanche in suddenness and overwhelming quantity like a barrage, blitz, etc. - avalanche (Verb)
To descend like an avalanche. - avalanche (Verb)
To come down upon; to overwhelm.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- avalanche (n.)
A large mass or body of snow and ice sliding swiftly down a mountain side, or falling down a precipice. - avalanche (n.)
A fall of earth, rocks, etc., similar to that of an avalanche of snow or ice. - avalanche (n.)
A sudden, great, or irresistible descent or influx of anything.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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avalanche
A fall or slide of a large mass, as of snow or rock, down a mountainside. -
avalanche
Great quantity of ice or snow that falls down suddenly from a mountain slope while increasing in volume and speed.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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avalanche
av′al-ansh, n. a mass of snow and ice sliding down from a mountain: a snow-slip.—v.i. Avāle′ (Spens.), to descend.—v.t. (Spens.) to cause to descend. [Fr. avaler, to slip down—L. ad, to, vall-em, the valley.]
Wikipedia 
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An avalanche is a phenomenon of nature. It is linked to snow. When there is a lot of snow on a mountain, some of the snow may come down the mountain, for some reason. This is then called an avalanche. People talk about avalanches because they may be dangerous to skiers, and other people doing winter sports.
Big avalanches may carry stones, boulders and trees with them. They may bury people under them. If the people are not found rapidly enough by rescue teams they will die of suffocation (not getting enough air) or of hypothermia (freezing cold).
European avalanche risk table.
In Europe, the avalanche risk is widely rated on the following scale, which was adopted in April 1993 to replace the earlier non-standard national schemes. Descriptions were last updated in May 2003 to enhance uniformity.
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🔤- avalanche, verb, present, 1st person singular of avalanche (infinitive).
- avalanche, verb (infinitive).
- avalanche, noun, singular of avalanches.
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