Definition of Avalenche
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.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- A large mass or body of snow and ice sliding swiftly down a mountain side, or falling down a precipice.
- A fall of earth, rocks, etc., similar to that of an avalanche of snow or ice.
- A sudden, great, or irresistible descent or influx of anything.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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