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Meaning
Noun
●
In Snow:
A large
mass
or body of
snow
and
ice
sliding
swiftly
down a
mountain
side
, or
falling down
a precipice.
●
In Snow:
A
fall
of
earth
,
rocks
, etc;
similar
to that of an
avalanche
of
snow
or ice.
●
A
sudden
, great, or
irresistible
descent
or
influx
; anything like an
avalanche
in
suddenness
and
overwhelming
quantity.
Verb
●
To
descend
like an avalanche.
●
In Snow:
To
come down
upon; to overwhelm.
●
To
propel
downward
like an avalanche.
Sourced from
Wiktionary
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