avalanche
21avalanche — av|a|lanche [ˈævəla:ntʃ US læntʃ] n [Date: 1700 1800; : French; Origin: French dialect lavantse, avalantse] 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… …
22avalanche — av|a|lanche [ ævə,læntʃ ] noun count 1. ) a large amount of snow and ice that suddenly falls down a mountain a ) a large amount of a substance that falls somewhere: an avalanche of rock/stones/mud 2. ) avalanche of a large quantity of similar… …
23avalanche — [[t]æ̱vəlɑːntʃ, læntʃ[/t]] avalanches 1) N COUNT An avalanche is a large mass of snow that falls down the side of a mountain. 2) N SING: usu N of n You can refer to a very large quantity of things that all arrive or happen at the same time as an… …
24avalanche — av•a•lanche [[t]ˈæv əˌlæntʃ, ˌlɑntʃ[/t]] n. v. lanched, lanch•ing 1) gel a mass of snow, ice, etc., detached from a mountain slope and sliding or falling suddenly downward 2) anything like an avalanche in suddenness and overwhelming quantity: an… …
25avalanche — /ˈævəlænʃ/ (say avuhlansh), / lanʃ/ (say lahnsh), / læntʃ/ (say lanch), / lantʃ/ (say lahnch) noun 1. a large mass of snow, ice, etc., detached from a mountain slope and sliding or falling suddenly downwards. 2. anything like an avalanche in… …
26avalanche — n. & v. n. 1 a mass of snow and ice, tumbling rapidly down a mountain. 2 a sudden appearance or arrival of anything in large quantities (faced with an avalanche of work). v. 1 intr. descend like an avalanche. 2 tr. carry down like an avalanche.… …
27avalanche — I. noun Etymology: French, from French dialect (Franco Provençal) lavantse, avalantse Date: 1771 1. a large mass of snow, ice, earth, rock, or other material in swift motion down a mountainside or over a precipice 2. a sudden great or… …
28avalanche — 1. noun /ˈævəlɑːnʃ,ˈævəlænʃ/ a) A large mass or body of snow and ice sliding swiftly down a mountain side, or falling down a precipice. b) A fall of earth, rocks, etc., similar to that of an avalanche of snow or ice. 2 …
29avalanche — (a va lan ch ) s. f. Masse de neige et de glace, détachée d une montagne, et qui se précipite dans les vallées sous jacentes. • Soudain l avalanche sauvage Roule et l entraîne dans son sein, MILLEV. La fleur du souv.. • J ai vu cent fois l… …
30avalanche — [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… …
