Avalanche - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˈævəlæntʃ|
Brit.
|ˈævəlɑːnʃ|
noun
- a slide of large masses of snow and ice and mud down a mountain
- a sudden appearance of an overwhelming number of things
- a sudden appearance of an overwhelming number of things
the program brought an avalanche of mail
verb
- gather into a huge mass and roll down a mountain, of snow
Extra examples
He was buried by an avalanche.
The newcomer was greeted with an avalanche of publicity.
Two skiers were killed in the avalanche.
...ignoring the avalanche warnings, the fatuous skiers continued on their course...
He narrowly escaped death in an avalanche.
The school received an avalanche of applications.
Word forms
noun
singular: avalanche
plural: avalanches
singular: avalanche
plural: avalanches
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