avalanche
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++av·a·lanche /ˈævəlɑːntʃ $ -læntʃ/ ●○○ noun [countable] 1 HEa large mass of snow, ice, and rocks that falls down the side of a mountain 雪崩 Two skiers were killed in the avalanche. 两名滑雪者在雪崩中丧生。2 an avalanche of something LOT/LARGE NUMBER OR AMOUNTa very large number of things such as letters, messages etc that arrive suddenly at the same time 雪片般飞来的某物，突然大量到来的某物 The school received an avalanche of applications. 学校收到雪片般寄来的申请。
Examples from the Corpus
avalanche• The original station in the open was destroyed by an avalanche with the loss of thirty-five lives in 1964.• The wave had had its ropes cut and was erupting in an avalanche of fury that would bury everything in its path.• Once an avalanche of bills has you buried, it seems impossible to dig your way out again.• At first, the night watchman thought it was an avalanche.• He was about a third of the way up -- 200 feet off the canyon floor -- when an avalanche began.• News of the freebie started a credibility slide of avalanche proportions.• This no-fat attitude worries me, because the avalanche of fat-free foods makes their goal nearly achievable.Origin avalanche (1700-1800) French French dialect lavantse, avalantseav·a·lanche nounChineseSyllable
snow, Corpus large of mass and rocks a ice,
avalanche
av‧a‧lanche /ˈævəlɑːntʃ $ -læntʃ/
noun [countable]
Two skiers were killed in the avalanche.
2. an avalanche of something a very large number of things such as letters, messages etc that arrive suddenly at the same time:
The school received an avalanche of applications.
av‧a‧lanche /ˈævəlɑːntʃ $ -læntʃ/
noun [countable] Date: 1700-1800
Language: French
Origin: French dialect lavantse, avalantse
1. a large mass of snow, ice, and rocks that falls down the side of a mountain:Language: French
Origin: French dialect lavantse, avalantse
2. an avalanche of something a very large number of things such as letters, messages etc that arrive suddenly at the same time:
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