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- Dictionaryav·a·lanche/ˈavəˌlan(t)SH/
noun
- 1. a mass of snow, ice, and rocks falling rapidly down a mountainside: "he was swept to his death by an avalanche in 1988" Similar
- 2. a sudden arrival or occurrence of something in overwhelming quantities: "we have had an avalanche of applications" Similar Opposite
verb
- 1. (of a mass of snow, ice, and rocks) descend rapidly down a mountainside.
- 2. undergo a rapid increase in conductivity due to an avalanche process.
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