AVALANCHES Synonyms: 117 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

plural of avalanche

as in landslides

a large mass especially of snow, ice, dirt, or rocks descending from a high place Much of the mountainside was covered by the avalanche.

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as in influxes

a sudden large amount of something that overwhelms After the disaster, the town received an avalanche of letters and donations from supporters and well-wishers.

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avalanches

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verb

present tense third-person singular of avalanche

as in tumbles

to fall down in a large mass The snow avalanched down the mountainside.

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These are known as meteotsunami because they are caused not by underwater earthquakes or landslides but by metrological conditions.

Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, 7 Dec. 2024
While the San Andreas Fault—California's primary fault line—is not prone to generating major tsunamis, other offshore faults and underwater landslides could pose a localized tsunami risk.

Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024

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