avalanche

Definition of Avalanche in English :

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Noun

1. avalanche

a slide of large masses of snow and ice and mud down a mountain

2. avalanche

a sudden appearance of an overwhelming number of things

Example Sentences:
'the program brought an avalanche of mail'

Verb

3. avalanche, roll down

gather into a huge mass and roll down a mountain, of snow

roll down

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Avalanche

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noun

1.

a.

a fall of large masses of snow and ice down a mountain

b.

a fall of rocks, sand, etc

2.

a sudden or overwhelming appearance of a large quantity of things

an avalanche of letters

3. physics

a group of ions or electrons produced by a single ion or electron as a result of a collision with some other form of matter

verb

4.

to come down overwhelmingly (upon)

Avalanche

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noun

1.

a mass of loosened snow, earth, rocks, etc. suddenly and swiftly sliding down a mountain, often growing as it descends

2.

any large, overwhelming quantity that comes suddenly

an avalanche of mail, of blows, etc.

verb intransitive, verb transitiveWord forms: ˈavaˌlanched or ˈavaˌlanching

3.

to come down (on) like an avalanche

Avalanche

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n.

1. A fall or slide of a large mass of material, especially of snow, down a mountainside.

2. A massive or overwhelming amount; a flood: received an avalanche of mail.

v. av·a·lanched, av·a·lanch·ing, av·a·lanch·es

v.intr.

To fall or slide in a massive or overwhelming amount.

v.tr.

To overwhelm; inundate.

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