avalanche
31avalanche — [ avəlα:nʃ] noun 1》 a mass of snow, ice, and rocks falling rapidly down a mountainside. 2》 an occurrence of something in overwhelming quantities. 3》 Physics a cumulative process in which an ion or electron generates further ions or electrons by… …
32avalanche — noun (C) 1 a large mass of snow, ice, and rocks that falls down the side of a mountain: Two skiers were killed in the avalanche. 2 an avalanche of a very large number of things such as letters, messages etc that arrive suddenly at the same time …
33avalanche — griūtis statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. avalanche vok. Lawine, f rus. лавина, f pranc. avalanche, f …
34avalanche — lavina statusas T sritis ekologija ir aplinkotyra apibrėžtis Kalnų šlaitais slenkanti ar nuo jų griūvanti sniego masė. atitikmenys: angl. avalanche; collapse; snow avalanche; snow side vok. Lawine, f; Schneelawine, f rus. лавина, f ryšiai:… …
35avalanche — [18] Not surprisingly, avalanche originated in the Alps. The French dialect of Savoy, an area near the Italian border in the western Alps, had a term lavantse, apparently derived from a Vulgar Latin *labanca (whence Provençal lavanca). Through… …
36avalanche — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. snowslide; landslide. See descent, success. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A mass moving down a slope] Syn. mudslide, snowslide, landslide, landslip, rockslide, icefall. 2. [Any overwhelming mass] Syn. flood …
37avalanche — av·a·lanche || ævÉ™lÉ‘Ënʃ n. mass of falling snow, mass of falling dirt and rocks; something that falls like an avalanche …
38avalanche — ALASKA VOLCANO OBSERVATORY GLOSSARY A large mass of material or mixtures of material falling or sliding rapidly under the force of gravity. Avalanches often are classified by their content, such as snow, ice, soil, or rock avalanches. A mixture… …
39avalanche — noun an avalanche of enquiries Syn: barrage, flood, deluge, torrent, wave Ant: trickle …
40avalanche — [ˈævəˌlɑːntʃ] noun [C] 1) a large amount of snow that suddenly falls down a mountain 2) a large quantity of things that arrive suddenly an avalanche of letters[/ex] …
