 avalanche |
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| 1. | [ noun ] (geology) a slide of large masses of snow and ice and mud down a mountain | |
| Related terms: | slide lahar | |
| 2. | [ verb ] of snow masses in the mountains | |
| Synonyms: | roll_down | |
| Related terms: | descend | |
| 3. | [ noun ] a sudden appearance of an overwhelming number of things | |
| Examples: | "the program brought an avalanche of mail" |
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| Related terms: | happening | |
| Similar spelling: |
avellan avellane Avellaneda Avelino Avelina |
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