Back
English Dictionary
Learn English
Learn grammar
List of words
Study your cards
Hang On, Man!
Audio Books
More apps
SPONSORED LINKS
Recent searches
xxi
tie up
menacing
SPONSORED LINKS
SPONSORED LINKS
troop
conakry
earth's crust
theory
dessert spoon
vanish
evergreen state
Hide translation
avalanche
avalanche
/ˈævəˌlæntʃ/
noun
A sudden appearance of an overwhelming number of things
(
avalanche
)
a sudden appearance of an overwhelming number of things
The program brought an avalanche of mail
the program brought an avalanche of mail
A slide of large masses of snow and ice and mud down a mountain
(
avalanche
,
snowslide
[ N. American]
)
a slide of large masses of snow and ice and mud down a mountain
The ski resort was closed due to the risk of an avalanche
The ski resort was closed due to the risk of an avalanche
verb
Gather into a huge mass and roll down a mountain, of snow
(
avalanche
,
roll down
)
gather into a huge mass and roll down a mountain, of snow
Back
Next
Language