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A large mass or body of snow and ice sliding swiftly down a mountain side, or falling down a precipice.

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  1. n. A large mass or body of snow and ice sliding swiftly down a mountain side, or falling down a precipice.
  2. n. A fall of earth, rocks, etc., similar to that of an avalanche of snow or ice.
  3. n. A sudden, great, or irresistible descent or influx of anything.
  4. n. a slide of large masses of snow and ice and mud down a mountain
  5. n. a sudden appearance of an overwhelming number of things
  6. v. gather into a huge mass and roll down a mountain, of snow
  7. 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.
  8. 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