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Definition of avalanche noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

     

    avalanche

     noun
    noun
    NAmE//ˈævəˌlæntʃ//
     
    (also snowslide)
     
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  1. 1a mass of snow, ice, and rock that falls down the side of a mountain alpine villages destroyed in an avalanche He was killed in an avalanche while skiing.
  2. 2(figurative) We received an avalanche of letters in reply to our advertisement.
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