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    avalanche
    /ˈavəlɑːn(t)ʃ/

    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 snowslidesnow sliprockslideicefall
    • 2. a sudden arrival or occurrence of something in overwhelming quantities: "we have had an avalanche of applications for the post" Similar barragevolleyflooddelugeOpposite trickle

    verb

    • 1. (of a mass of snow, ice, etc.) descend rapidly down a mountainside.
    • 2. undergo a rapid increase in conductivity due to an avalanche process.

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