Avalanche Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary (original) (raw)
avalanche
noun
plural
avalanches
avalanche
/ˈævəˌlæntʃ/
noun
plural
avalanches
Britannica Dictionary definition of AVALANCHE
1
[count]
:
a large amount of snow and ice or of dirt and rocks that slides suddenly down the side of a mountain
- He was buried/trapped by an avalanche.
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2
[singular]
:
a sudden great amount of something
- an avalanche of words
- an avalanche of praise/publicity
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