n. mass of falling snow, mass of falling dirt and rocks; something that falls like an avalanche

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Noun
1. a slide of large masses of snow and ice and mud down a mountain
(hypernym) slide
(hyponym) lahar
(derivation) roll down
2. a sudden appearance of an overwhelming number of things; "the program brought an avalanche of mail"
(hypernym) happening, occurrence, natural event

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Verb
1. of snow masses in the mountains
(synonym) roll down
(hypernym) descend, fall, go down, come down

nf. avalanche; flood, shower

n. avalanche, mass of falling dirt and rocks