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The correct spelling is avalanche.
How to pronounce avalanche
/ˈævəlɑːnʃ/
nounIPA: /ˈævəlɑːnʃ/
Say it like: Ava-lan-che
The correct spelling is avalanche. A large mass or body of snow and ice sliding swiftly down a mountain side, or falling down a precipice. For example: "The shelf broke and the boxes avalanched the workers."
Usage Examples
“The shelf broke and the boxes avalanched the workers.”
Meanings
noun
- 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.(by extension) A sudden, great, or irresistible descent or influx; anything like an avalanche in suddenness and overwhelming quantity.
verb
- 1.To descend like an avalanche.
- 2.To come down upon; to overwhelm.
- 3.To propel downward like an avalanche.
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