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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Avalanche \Av"a*lanche`\ (?; 277), n. [F. avalanche, fr avaler to descend, to let down from aval down downward; ? (L. ad) + val, L. vallis, valley. See {Valley}.] 1. A large mass or body of snow and ice sliding swiftly down a mountain side or falling down a precipice. 2. A fall of earth, rocks, etc., similar to that of an avalanche of snow or ice. 3. A sudden, great, or irresistible descent or influx of anything From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: avalanche n 1: a slide of large masses of snow and ice and mud down a mountain 2: a sudden appearance of an overwhelming number of things "the program brought an avalanche of mail" v : of snow masses in the mountains [syn: {roll down}]
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