AVALANCHE
\ˈavəlˌanʃ], \ˈavəlˌanʃ], \ˈa_v_ə_l_ˌa_n_ʃ]\
Definitions of AVALANCHE
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
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A large mass or body of snow and ice sliding swiftly down a mountain side, or falling down a precipice.
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A fall of earth, rocks, etc., similar to that of an avalanche of snow or ice.
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A sudden, great, or irresistible descent or influx of anything.
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A large mass or body of snow and ice sliding swiftly down a mountain side, or falling down a precipice.
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A fall of earth, rocks, etc., similar to that of an avalanche of snow or ice.
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A sudden, great, or irresistible descent or influx of anything.
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