Thesaurus: avalanche
A large mass or body of snow and ice sliding swiftly down a mountain side, or falling down a precipice.
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Definitions
- n. A large mass or body of snow and ice sliding swiftly down a mountain side, or falling down a precipice.
- n. A fall of earth, rocks, etc., similar to that of an avalanche of snow or ice.
- n. A sudden, great, or irresistible descent or influx of anything.
- n. a slide of large masses of snow and ice and mud down a mountain
- n. a sudden appearance of an overwhelming number of things
- v. gather into a huge mass and roll down a mountain, of snow
- 1. A large mass or body of snow and ice sliding swiftly down a mountain side, or falling down a precipice. 2. A fall of earth, rocks, etc., similar to that of an avalanche of snow or ice. 3. A sudden, great, or irresistible descent or influx of anything.
- n:100 n. a slide of large masses of snow and ice and mud down a mountain n. a sudden appearance of an overwhelming number of things v. gather into a huge mass and roll down a mountain, of snow