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1. (n.) avalanche
a mass of snow, ice, etc., detached from a mountain slope and sliding or falling suddenly downward.
2. avalanche
anything like an avalanche in suddenness and overwhelming quantity:
an avalanche of mail.
3. avalanche
a cumulative ionization process in which the ions and electrons of one generation undergo collisions that produce a greater number of ions and electrons in succeeding generations.
4. (v.i.) avalanche
to come down in or like an avalanche.
5. (v.t.) avalanche
to overwhelm with a large amount of anything.
Etymology: (1755–65; < F < dial. (Savoy) avalantse)
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| Definition of 'avalanche' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) avalanche
a slide of large masses of snow and ice and mud down a mountain
2. (verb) avalanche
a sudden appearance of an overwhelming number of things
"the program brought an avalanche of mail"
3. (verb) avalanche, roll down
gather into a huge mass and roll down a mountain, of snow
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) avalanche
a large mass or body of snow and ice sliding swiftly down a mountain side, or falling down a precipice
2. (noun) avalanche
a fall of earth, rocks, etc., similar to that of an avalanche of snow or ice
3. (noun) avalanche
a sudden, great, or irresistible descent or influx of anything
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Sense: a fall of snow and ice down a mountain
Two skiers were buried by the avalanche.
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 Afrikaans: sneeustorting |
 Arabic: إنْهِيار ثَلْجي |
 Bulgarian: лавина |
 Brazilian: avalanche |
 Czech: lavina |
 German: die Lawine |
 Danish: lavine; sneskred |
 Greek: χιονοστιβάδα |
 Spanish: avalancha |
 Estonian: lumelaviin |
 Farsi: بهمن |
 Finnish: lumivyöry |
 French: avalanche |
 Hebrew: מַפּוֹלֶת שְׁלָגִים |
 Hindi: हिमस्खलन |
 Croatian: lavina |
 Hungarian: lavina |
 Indonesian: salju longsor |
 Icelandic: snjóflóð |
 Italian: valanga |
 Japanese: なだれ |
 Korean: 눈사태 |
 Lithuanian: lavina, griūtis |
 Latvian: lavīna |
 Malay: runtuhan |
 Dutch: lawine |
 Norwegian: snøskred |
 Polish: lawina |
 Persian: بهمن |
 Pashto: برف کوچ |
 Portuguese: avalanche |
 Romanian: avalanşă |
 Russian: снежный обвал, лавина |
 Slovak: lavína |
 Slovenian: plaz |
 Serbian: lavina |
 Swedish: lavin |
 Thai: หิมะถล่ม |
 Turkish: çığ |
 Taiwanese: 雪崩 |
 Ukrainian: сніговий обвал, лавина |
 Urdu: برفانی تودہ کا گرنا ،حادث |
 Vietnamese: tuyết lở |
 Chinese: 雪崩 |
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