Avalanche : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Avalanche	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for Avalanche
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
avalanche n a slide of large masses of snow and ice and mud down a mountain a sudden appearance of an overwhelming number of things; "the program brought an avalanche of mail" v gather into a huge mass and roll down a mountain, of snow Synonym(s): avalanche, roll down
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Avalanche \Av"alanche`\ (?; 277), n. [F. avalanche, fr. avaler to descend, to let down, from aval down, downward; [?] (L. ad) + val, L. vallis, valley. See {Valley}.] 1. A large mass or body of snow and ice sliding swiftly down a mountain side, or falling down a precipice. 2. A fall of earth, rocks, etc., similar to that of an avalanche* of snow or ice. 3. A sudden, great, or irresistible descent or influx of anything.