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Definitions of avalanche in various dictionaries:
noun - a slide of large masses of snow and ice and mud down a mountain
noun - a sudden appearance of an overwhelming number of things
verb - gather into a huge mass and roll down a mountain, of snow
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Possible Crossword Clues |
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Flood |
Himalayan danger |
Ski area disaster |
Alpine phenomenon |
Sudden, overwhelming quantity |
Sudden inundation |
Onrush |
Go downhill fast |
Big snow fall? |
Big slide of snow or stone |
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Possible disaster that the sign covered here warns of |
These masses of snow that move rapidly down mountain slopes can reach speeds of over 200 MPH |
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a mass of snow, ice, and rocks falling rapidly down a mountainside. |
a sudden arrival or occurrence of something in overwhelming quantities. |
a sudden appearance of an overwhelming number of things |
a slide of large masses of snow and ice and mud down a mountain |
of snow masses in the mountains |
A fall or slide of a large mass, as of snow or rock, down a mountainside. |
To fall or slide in a massive or overwhelming amount. |
To overwhelm inundate. |
A massive or overwhelming amount a flood: received an avalanche of mail. |
fig. An avalanche is also the sudden arrival of too many things: |
Avalanche description |
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An avalanche (also called a snowslide) is a cohesive slab of snow lying upon a weaker layer of snow in the snowpack that fractures and slides down a steep slope when triggered. Avalanches are typically triggered in a starting zone from a mechanical failure in the snowpack (slab avalanche) when the forces of the snow exceed its strength but sometimes only with gradual widening (loose snow avalanche). After initiation, avalanches usually accelerate rapidly and grow in mass and volume as they entrain more snow. If the avalanche moves fast enough, some of the snow may mix with the air forming a powder snow avalanche, which is a type of gravity current. * Slides of rocks or debris, behaving in a similar way to snow, are also referred to as avalanches (see rockslide). The remainder of this article refers to snow avalanches. * The load on the snowpack may be only due to gravity, in which case failure may result either from weakening in the snowpack or increased load due to precipitation. Avalanch |