avalanche

/ˈævəlˌɑːnʃ/

/ˈævəˌɫæntʃ/

Avalanche

large amounts of snow falling from mountains

a sudden appearance of an overwhelming number of things

to avalanche

MAIN VERB

gather into a huge mass and roll down a mountain, of snow

synonyms : roll down

Examples

1. The avalanche buried the mountain village in snow.

2. The avalanche caused terrible damage to the mountain village.

3. The climbers were caught in the avalanche.

4. The avalanche was caused by a heavy snowfall the previous night.