avalanche
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/ˈævəlɑːnʃ/
English
Definitions
noun
- A large mass or body of snow and ice sliding swiftly down a mountain side, or falling down a precipice.
- A fall of earth, rocks, etc., similar to that of an avalanche of snow or ice.
- (by extension) A sudden, great, or irresistible descent or influx; anything like an avalanche in suddenness and overwhelming quantity.
verb
- To descend like an avalanche.
- To come down upon; to overwhelm.“The shelf broke and the boxes avalanched the workers.”
- To propel downward like an avalanche.
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Synonyms
barrageblitzsnowslidesnowsliproll downlandslidesnowiceglacierblizzardfloodcascadetidetorrentdelugespateinfluxraft