avalanche

Speech parts

1. avalanche - Noun

2. avalanche - Verb

Meaning

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.

A sudden, great, or irresistible descent or influx of anything.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

flood landslide inundation deluge torrent roll down rockslide mudslide rockfall snowslide cascade wave stream slide abundance
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Antonyms

few lack loss pittance failure error
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Hypernyms

fall slide occurrence happening descend occurrent

Hyponyms

lahar

Phrases with the word

debris avalanche astral avalanche avalanche of avalanche-like rush

Examples

the program brought an avalanche of mail Source: Internet

1996 Arinsal avalanche The 1996 Arinsal avalanche was an exceptionally powerful powder-snow avalanche that followed several days of very heavy snowfalls and high winds. Source: Internet

Access to capital will dry up more quickly, especially for black business owners, and a coming “avalanche of evictions” could displace black renters across the country. Source: Internet

According to weather forecasts, avalanche risks will continue in Austria and southern Germany as Europe is battling its worst snowfall in decades. Source: Internet

A desperate retreat followed, during which Pete Schoening saved almost the entire team during a mass fall, and Gilkey was killed, either in an avalanche or in a deliberate attempt to avoid burdening his companions. Source: Internet

Accretion occurs over geoidal lows that can be caused by avalanche slabs or the downgoing limbs of convection cells. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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