Definition of avalanche in English:

avalanche

noun ˈavəlɑːnʃˈævəˌlæn(t)ʃ

1A mass of snow, ice, and rocks falling rapidly down a mountainside.
he was swept to his death by an avalanche in 1988
Example sentencesExamples
- Then, way up on the mountain, a little avalanche fell.
- The word avalanche is derived from a Swiss word meaning ‘descent to the valley’, and it can refer to snow, ice, rock or rubble.
- The entire northern flank of the mountain collapses and falls as an avalanche lowering the height of the mountain by 1,500 feet.
- First, most snow avalanches, other than extremely small ones, are violent affairs that snap bones and slam people into trees and rocks like a nightmare whitewater ride.
- On their descent they were hit by a huge avalanche of massive rocks of snow.
- There have been reports where this dog will change direction or position for no apparent reason, seconds before an avalanche of ice and snow come hurtling down a mountainside.
- The team confirms that the slide was the result of a snow avalanche from a ridge top, which triggered both a flood and debris flow.
- On 1 January 1992, the day on which I survived falling into a crevasse and being almost buried in an avalanche, my tears had fallen onto the rocks and snow.
- Figure 2 shows a mass erosional feature that we interpret as a rockslide, or rock avalanche.
- Only on a mountain can you experience avalanches of snow or rock.
- The blast caused an avalanche of rocks and dust, definitely stopping the pursuit.
- An avalanche roaring down a mountainside may seem to be wildly out of control, but actually it is governed by certain equations.
- Find a simple wind that sails your mind and body to Denver, Colorado; don't even think about the avalanches of mountain snow.
- During interglacial periods the steep, unstable U-shaped valley sides are subject to mass movements such as rock falls and large rock avalanches.
- Sporadic systems are those that produce avalanches, earthquakes, mudslides, volcanic eruptions and such like.
- Yes, there are large rock avalanches that accompany volcanoes and they can travel a long way.
- Red light carved vast craters in the mountainside, and avalanches thundered down the sheer sides.
- Although the frequency of avalanches is smaller in comparison to the Alps, the plants are still exposed to heavy snow and avalanches.
- Again we notice the ragged effect of massive snow avalanches.
- Meanwhile, several snow avalanches across northern Pakistan have killed more than 80 people.
Synonyms
snowslide, snow slip
rockslide, icefall
landslide, landslip
1. 1.1 A large mass of mud or other material moving rapidly downhill.
  an avalanche of mud
  Example sentencesExamples
  In this case, it is possible that the channel-forming fluid has removed some material deposited in the avalanche.
  Cannon-like, highly explosive eruptions in January and March 1974 threw out large quantities of ash as a column into the atmosphere, and as avalanches flowing down the cone's sides.
  They were not quick enough to escape the sudden underwater avalanches during the Flood, and paid the price.
  The chain of living creatures maintains an overall balance despite the constant impact of extinctions, changes of habitat, disease and disaster, that conspire to create local avalanches.
  Episodic emplacement of several debris avalanches into the sea will also contribute to the large input of volcanoclastic material into the sea.
  They suggest that fish are very rare in Cambrian and Ordovician rocks because they were active swimmers and could generally escape from the underwater avalanches.
  An avalanche of mud and rubbish crashed down upon a group of more than 100 shacks and huts, which were home to around 800 families.
  Even scarier and more destructive than volcanic mudflows are pyroclastic flows or glowing avalanches.
  Heavy rains during summer thunderstorms, however, can trigger sudden avalanches of wet sand, called debris flows.
  In Walhalla, an old gold-mining town in a narrow valley, disaster struck on the Tuesday night as an avalanche of water, rocks, silt and logs swept down over the town.
  The materials were loose and there were avalanches.
  The force caused a small avalanche of dirt to fall down, nearly landing the girl.
  Rescuers are trying to recover the bodies of an estimated 100 people buried under an avalanche of mud in a little village just near Mumbai.
  They didn't spend long in there, possibly due to fear of sudden movements causing an avalanche.
2A sudden arrival or occurrence of something in overwhelming quantities.
we have had an avalanche of applications for the post
Example sentencesExamples
- But once the messages descend I remain overwhelmed by the avalanche of letters, information, bulletins and, of course, junk email.
- My husband and I were wandering through the city one slow summer Saturday, when suddenly there was an avalanche of music, colour, satin, sequins, balloons and feathers.
- First of all, we suddenly got an avalanche of speculation: Were these suicide bombers?
- In the southern zone, where some 85 prisoners remain under British control, the sudden avalanche of allegations can hardly improve what is becoming an increasingly tense situation.
- His own punches at times found a target, only to be rocked with an avalanche of blows in retaliation.
- The problem is that many of us cannot find this place of inner peace and stillness, and so the sacred is lost in an overwhelming avalanche of noise and confusion.
- There will be an avalanche of applications, much greater than what the Government expects.
- With that he scooped his young daughter up in his arms, amidst a sudden avalanche of giggles, and put her to bed with her brothers.
- There will even be antennae attached to lamp-posts in major cities to cope with the expected avalanche of radio waves.
- We all know during festive seasons such as Christmas the children will be deluged by an avalanche of toys.
- Morgan's head spins from the sudden avalanche of words.
- Wave after wave of panic swept over me like an avalanche and my mind tried to reconcile what I was seeing in front of me with some kind of logical thought.
- A sudden avalanche of selling by these parties at current depressed prices amid rising global demand and commodity prices makes little sense.
- Suddenly there was an avalanche of theories designed to explain the rise in crime that had previously been denied.
- Only 25 will be available this season, as even Ski Scotland doesn't believe there will be an avalanche of applications.
- The core of the intelligence business is not gathering information but collating it: finding meaningful patterns in an unending avalanche of data.
- I have had a sudden avalanche of e-mails, just at a time when I'm struggling to finish a script.
- As can be seen from Box 4.1, the end of the Cold War triggered a near avalanche of applications - mostly from former Warsaw Pact members.
- The technology avalanche often leaves her feeling overwhelmed, anxious, and exhausted.
- Most stereotypes have a very slight basis in reality, but by overwhelming them with an avalanche of complete nonsense any meaning they have will be lost.
Synonyms
barrage, volley
flood, deluge, torrent, tide, stream, storm, shower, spate, wave
3Physics
A cumulative process in which a fast-moving ion or electron generates further ions and electrons by collision.
Example sentencesExamples
- Then, the process quickly sparks an electron avalanche vaporizing everything within the laser spot.
- These very intense fields in very low-pressure conditions generate an avalanche of electrons on to metals that can become destructive and cause losses in heavy investment.
- In an instant, an avalanche of electrons is rolling over the surface in a catastrophic flashover.
- If the density of Rydberg atoms was high enough for two of them to collide, the free electron from that collision would trigger an avalanche that ionized the rest of the Rydberg atoms.
- It's like an electron avalanche, he says, that can flood up toward the ionosphere or slide earthward, depending on the electric field direction.

verb ˈavəlɑːnʃˈævəˌlæn(t)ʃ

[no object]

1(of a mass of snow, ice, etc.) descend rapidly down a mountainside.
Example sentencesExamples
- Strewn all about are huge avalanched boulders, like the play toys of giants.
- To Angus it looked as though the North slope of the ridge was ready to crumble and avalanche into the corrie below.
- The quake struck close to the rumbling Mount Merapi, and soon after a large burst of hot clouds and debris avalanched two miles down its western flank, spreading fears of a major eruption.
- The snow had recently avalanched, so only surface hoar is thawing.
- The whole upper headwall is avalanching and is loaded with snow right now.
- Tonnes of earth ripped away from the hillside on either side of their house and avalanched down to the sea in September.
- The Brooks Range was treacherous in winter; whole mountainsides avalanched, and storms brewed up in mere minutes.
- Inspecting two memorial plaques bolted to rocks in the Kola's compact Khibiny Mountains, our guide announced, ‘This one is for four skiers, killed when the slope below us avalanched.’
- Behind all this, walls of square-cut ice rose in cracked columns that avalanched regularly, sometimes bringing down a 30m-wide face.
- He turned on his headlamp and discovered that the tent had collapsed under avalanched snow; his head was being crushed.
- Around the bays, the continent's ancient ice-cap creeps inexorably down to the sea in shelves that crack and avalanche with the sound of howitzer blasts.
- There were signs of avalanching in every direction and at almost every altitude.
- I heard the tumble of the coals as they avalanched down into the smoldering pit.
- The mouth of the corrie gives a view of the cliffs and the distinctive feature of a massive rock slab, which is covered by snow in winter and is prone to avalanche.
- In all cases, the sound seems to be triggered by sand avalanching down the sides.
- A weak layer that formed in mid-November 1996 in British Columbia, Canada was responsible for avalanching in the Rocky, Columbia, and Coast Mountain ranges.
1. 1.1with object Engulf or carry off by an avalanche.
  the climbers were avalanched down the south face of the mountain
  Example sentencesExamples
  You need to escape but can't; avalanched under a mount of missed deadlines & final demands.
  Four climbers had 'a lucky escape' when they were avalanched while climbing.
  A million emotions avalanched them.
  Be careful out there, we were avalanched yesterday, and now I'm out of commission for at least a month with a sprained or broken ankle.
  He came to Boston and I heard he was from The Cars and they just avalanched the whole industry for like 10 years.
  That way you've got one more thing in your favor if you get avalanched.
  The fourth wave avalanched us both off the jet ski.
  Often, the government does nothing until it is avalanched with negative press coverage.
  They were having lots of security system updates that were slowing the system down, and then everyone avalanched them at the last minute.
  Its hidden aggression avalanches the player, so he has to use his best skill and aptitude.
  I came to the conclusion that I was in for the run of my life or I was going to be avalanched.
  The latest pop single is avalanching the radio stations and it will be presented to wider audiences on Wednesday at the National Palace of Culture.
  Six course members from Plas-y-Brenin were avalanched in Cinderella Gully.
  Camp 1 was avalanched at 5 a.m.
  I was avalanched in this corrie a number of years ago and, while the bruises have healed, the memory is still painful.
  Even when he's not mountaineering, Ward's life has always been avalanched with adrenaline.
2Physics
Undergo a rapid increase in conductivity due to an avalanche process.
Example sentencesExamples
- The avalanching electrons, in turn, intensify the ionization immediately surrounding the wire.
- When they reach the tip, the avalanching electrons cancel the positive charge there.
- Avalanching electrons bombard the surface.
- The avalanching electrons move toward the anode, causing the applied voltage to collapse in picoseconds.
- Some of the avalanched electrons will travel through the thin oxide of the diode region.

Origin

Late 18th century: from French, alteration of the Alpine dialect word lavanche (of unknown origin), influenced by avaler 'descend'; compare with Italian valanga.

This word comes from French Alpine dialect word lavanche of unknown origin, its current form influenced by the French avaler ‘to descend’.

Definition of avalanche in US English:

avalanche

nounˈævəˌlæn(t)ʃˈavəˌlan(t)SH

1A mass of snow, ice, and rocks falling rapidly down a mountainside.
Example sentencesExamples
- An avalanche roaring down a mountainside may seem to be wildly out of control, but actually it is governed by certain equations.
- On 1 January 1992, the day on which I survived falling into a crevasse and being almost buried in an avalanche, my tears had fallen onto the rocks and snow.
- Only on a mountain can you experience avalanches of snow or rock.
- There have been reports where this dog will change direction or position for no apparent reason, seconds before an avalanche of ice and snow come hurtling down a mountainside.
- The blast caused an avalanche of rocks and dust, definitely stopping the pursuit.
- The word avalanche is derived from a Swiss word meaning ‘descent to the valley’, and it can refer to snow, ice, rock or rubble.
- Figure 2 shows a mass erosional feature that we interpret as a rockslide, or rock avalanche.
- Again we notice the ragged effect of massive snow avalanches.
- Find a simple wind that sails your mind and body to Denver, Colorado; don't even think about the avalanches of mountain snow.
- The entire northern flank of the mountain collapses and falls as an avalanche lowering the height of the mountain by 1,500 feet.
- The team confirms that the slide was the result of a snow avalanche from a ridge top, which triggered both a flood and debris flow.
- On their descent they were hit by a huge avalanche of massive rocks of snow.
- First, most snow avalanches, other than extremely small ones, are violent affairs that snap bones and slam people into trees and rocks like a nightmare whitewater ride.
- Although the frequency of avalanches is smaller in comparison to the Alps, the plants are still exposed to heavy snow and avalanches.
- Sporadic systems are those that produce avalanches, earthquakes, mudslides, volcanic eruptions and such like.
- Meanwhile, several snow avalanches across northern Pakistan have killed more than 80 people.
- Red light carved vast craters in the mountainside, and avalanches thundered down the sheer sides.
- During interglacial periods the steep, unstable U-shaped valley sides are subject to mass movements such as rock falls and large rock avalanches.
- Yes, there are large rock avalanches that accompany volcanoes and they can travel a long way.
- Then, way up on the mountain, a little avalanche fell.
Synonyms
snowslide, snow slip
1. 1.1 A large mass of any material moving rapidly downhill.
  an avalanche of mud
  Example sentencesExamples
  They suggest that fish are very rare in Cambrian and Ordovician rocks because they were active swimmers and could generally escape from the underwater avalanches.
  The force caused a small avalanche of dirt to fall down, nearly landing the girl.
  The chain of living creatures maintains an overall balance despite the constant impact of extinctions, changes of habitat, disease and disaster, that conspire to create local avalanches.
  In this case, it is possible that the channel-forming fluid has removed some material deposited in the avalanche.
  The materials were loose and there were avalanches.
  An avalanche of mud and rubbish crashed down upon a group of more than 100 shacks and huts, which were home to around 800 families.
  Even scarier and more destructive than volcanic mudflows are pyroclastic flows or glowing avalanches.
  Episodic emplacement of several debris avalanches into the sea will also contribute to the large input of volcanoclastic material into the sea.
  They didn't spend long in there, possibly due to fear of sudden movements causing an avalanche.
  In Walhalla, an old gold-mining town in a narrow valley, disaster struck on the Tuesday night as an avalanche of water, rocks, silt and logs swept down over the town.
  Rescuers are trying to recover the bodies of an estimated 100 people buried under an avalanche of mud in a little village just near Mumbai.
  Cannon-like, highly explosive eruptions in January and March 1974 threw out large quantities of ash as a column into the atmosphere, and as avalanches flowing down the cone's sides.
  Heavy rains during summer thunderstorms, however, can trigger sudden avalanches of wet sand, called debris flows.
  They were not quick enough to escape the sudden underwater avalanches during the Flood, and paid the price.
2A sudden arrival or occurrence of something in overwhelming quantities.
we have had an avalanche of applications
Example sentencesExamples
- His own punches at times found a target, only to be rocked with an avalanche of blows in retaliation.
- With that he scooped his young daughter up in his arms, amidst a sudden avalanche of giggles, and put her to bed with her brothers.
- Most stereotypes have a very slight basis in reality, but by overwhelming them with an avalanche of complete nonsense any meaning they have will be lost.
- There will be an avalanche of applications, much greater than what the Government expects.
- As can be seen from Box 4.1, the end of the Cold War triggered a near avalanche of applications - mostly from former Warsaw Pact members.
- My husband and I were wandering through the city one slow summer Saturday, when suddenly there was an avalanche of music, colour, satin, sequins, balloons and feathers.
- A sudden avalanche of selling by these parties at current depressed prices amid rising global demand and commodity prices makes little sense.
- But once the messages descend I remain overwhelmed by the avalanche of letters, information, bulletins and, of course, junk email.
- Suddenly there was an avalanche of theories designed to explain the rise in crime that had previously been denied.
- There will even be antennae attached to lamp-posts in major cities to cope with the expected avalanche of radio waves.
- First of all, we suddenly got an avalanche of speculation: Were these suicide bombers?
- I have had a sudden avalanche of e-mails, just at a time when I'm struggling to finish a script.
- Morgan's head spins from the sudden avalanche of words.
- Wave after wave of panic swept over me like an avalanche and my mind tried to reconcile what I was seeing in front of me with some kind of logical thought.
- In the southern zone, where some 85 prisoners remain under British control, the sudden avalanche of allegations can hardly improve what is becoming an increasingly tense situation.
- Only 25 will be available this season, as even Ski Scotland doesn't believe there will be an avalanche of applications.
- We all know during festive seasons such as Christmas the children will be deluged by an avalanche of toys.
- The core of the intelligence business is not gathering information but collating it: finding meaningful patterns in an unending avalanche of data.
- The problem is that many of us cannot find this place of inner peace and stillness, and so the sacred is lost in an overwhelming avalanche of noise and confusion.
- The technology avalanche often leaves her feeling overwhelmed, anxious, and exhausted.
Synonyms
barrage, volley
3Physics
A cumulative process in which a fast-moving ion or electron generates further ions and electrons by collision.
Example sentencesExamples
- If the density of Rydberg atoms was high enough for two of them to collide, the free electron from that collision would trigger an avalanche that ionized the rest of the Rydberg atoms.
- These very intense fields in very low-pressure conditions generate an avalanche of electrons on to metals that can become destructive and cause losses in heavy investment.
- It's like an electron avalanche, he says, that can flood up toward the ionosphere or slide earthward, depending on the electric field direction.
- In an instant, an avalanche of electrons is rolling over the surface in a catastrophic flashover.
- Then, the process quickly sparks an electron avalanche vaporizing everything within the laser spot.

verbˈævəˌlæn(t)ʃˈavəˌlan(t)SH

[no object]

1(of a mass of snow, ice, and rocks) descend rapidly down a mountainside.
Example sentencesExamples
- He turned on his headlamp and discovered that the tent had collapsed under avalanched snow; his head was being crushed.
- Around the bays, the continent's ancient ice-cap creeps inexorably down to the sea in shelves that crack and avalanche with the sound of howitzer blasts.
- Behind all this, walls of square-cut ice rose in cracked columns that avalanched regularly, sometimes bringing down a 30m-wide face.
- Strewn all about are huge avalanched boulders, like the play toys of giants.
- The Brooks Range was treacherous in winter; whole mountainsides avalanched, and storms brewed up in mere minutes.
- There were signs of avalanching in every direction and at almost every altitude.
- The whole upper headwall is avalanching and is loaded with snow right now.
- To Angus it looked as though the North slope of the ridge was ready to crumble and avalanche into the corrie below.
- A weak layer that formed in mid-November 1996 in British Columbia, Canada was responsible for avalanching in the Rocky, Columbia, and Coast Mountain ranges.
- The mouth of the corrie gives a view of the cliffs and the distinctive feature of a massive rock slab, which is covered by snow in winter and is prone to avalanche.
- In all cases, the sound seems to be triggered by sand avalanching down the sides.
- The quake struck close to the rumbling Mount Merapi, and soon after a large burst of hot clouds and debris avalanched two miles down its western flank, spreading fears of a major eruption.
- The snow had recently avalanched, so only surface hoar is thawing.
- Tonnes of earth ripped away from the hillside on either side of their house and avalanched down to the sea in September.
- I heard the tumble of the coals as they avalanched down into the smoldering pit.
- Inspecting two memorial plaques bolted to rocks in the Kola's compact Khibiny Mountains, our guide announced, ‘This one is for four skiers, killed when the slope below us avalanched.’
1. 1.1with object Engulf or carry off by an avalanche.
  the climbers were avalanched down the south face of the mountain
  Example sentencesExamples
  Camp 1 was avalanched at 5 a.m.
  He came to Boston and I heard he was from The Cars and they just avalanched the whole industry for like 10 years.
  You need to escape but can't; avalanched under a mount of missed deadlines & final demands.
  Six course members from Plas-y-Brenin were avalanched in Cinderella Gully.
  They were having lots of security system updates that were slowing the system down, and then everyone avalanched them at the last minute.
  That way you've got one more thing in your favor if you get avalanched.
  The latest pop single is avalanching the radio stations and it will be presented to wider audiences on Wednesday at the National Palace of Culture.
  Its hidden aggression avalanches the player, so he has to use his best skill and aptitude.
  The fourth wave avalanched us both off the jet ski.
  Be careful out there, we were avalanched yesterday, and now I'm out of commission for at least a month with a sprained or broken ankle.
  A million emotions avalanched them.
  I was avalanched in this corrie a number of years ago and, while the bruises have healed, the memory is still painful.
  Often, the government does nothing until it is avalanched with negative press coverage.
  Four climbers had 'a lucky escape' when they were avalanched while climbing.
  I came to the conclusion that I was in for the run of my life or I was going to be avalanched.
  Even when he's not mountaineering, Ward's life has always been avalanched with adrenaline.
2Physics
Undergo a rapid increase in conductivity due to an avalanche process.
Example sentencesExamples
- The avalanching electrons move toward the anode, causing the applied voltage to collapse in picoseconds.
- When they reach the tip, the avalanching electrons cancel the positive charge there.
- Some of the avalanched electrons will travel through the thin oxide of the diode region.
- Avalanching electrons bombard the surface.
- The avalanching electrons, in turn, intensify the ionization immediately surrounding the wire.

Origin

Late 18th century: from French, alteration of the Alpine dialect word lavanche (of unknown origin), influenced by avaler ‘descend’; compare with Italian valanga.

单词	avalanche
释义	Definition of avalanche in English: avalanche noun ˈavəlɑːnʃˈævəˌlæn(t)ʃ 1A mass of snow, ice, and rocks falling rapidly down a mountainside. he was swept to his death by an avalanche in 1988 Example sentencesExamples Then, way up on the mountain, a little avalanche fell. The word avalanche is derived from a Swiss word meaning ‘descent to the valley’, and it can refer to snow, ice, rock or rubble. The entire northern flank of the mountain collapses and falls as an avalanche lowering the height of the mountain by 1,500 feet. First, most snow avalanches, other than extremely small ones, are violent affairs that snap bones and slam people into trees and rocks like a nightmare whitewater ride. On their descent they were hit by a huge avalanche of massive rocks of snow. There have been reports where this dog will change direction or position for no apparent reason, seconds before an avalanche of ice and snow come hurtling down a mountainside. The team confirms that the slide was the result of a snow avalanche from a ridge top, which triggered both a flood and debris flow. On 1 January 1992, the day on which I survived falling into a crevasse and being almost buried in an avalanche, my tears had fallen onto the rocks and snow. Figure 2 shows a mass erosional feature that we interpret as a rockslide, or rock avalanche. Only on a mountain can you experience avalanches of snow or rock. The blast caused an avalanche of rocks and dust, definitely stopping the pursuit. An avalanche roaring down a mountainside may seem to be wildly out of control, but actually it is governed by certain equations. Find a simple wind that sails your mind and body to Denver, Colorado; don't even think about the avalanches of mountain snow. During interglacial periods the steep, unstable U-shaped valley sides are subject to mass movements such as rock falls and large rock avalanches. Sporadic systems are those that produce avalanches, earthquakes, mudslides, volcanic eruptions and such like. Yes, there are large rock avalanches that accompany volcanoes and they can travel a long way. Red light carved vast craters in the mountainside, and avalanches thundered down the sheer sides. Although the frequency of avalanches is smaller in comparison to the Alps, the plants are still exposed to heavy snow and avalanches. Again we notice the ragged effect of massive snow avalanches. Meanwhile, several snow avalanches across northern Pakistan have killed more than 80 people. Synonyms snowslide, snow slip rockslide, icefall landslide, landslip 1.1 A large mass of mud or other material moving rapidly downhill. an avalanche of mud Example sentencesExamples In this case, it is possible that the channel-forming fluid has removed some material deposited in the avalanche. Cannon-like, highly explosive eruptions in January and March 1974 threw out large quantities of ash as a column into the atmosphere, and as avalanches flowing down the cone's sides. They were not quick enough to escape the sudden underwater avalanches during the Flood, and paid the price. The chain of living creatures maintains an overall balance despite the constant impact of extinctions, changes of habitat, disease and disaster, that conspire to create local avalanches. Episodic emplacement of several debris avalanches into the sea will also contribute to the large input of volcanoclastic material into the sea. They suggest that fish are very rare in Cambrian and Ordovician rocks because they were active swimmers and could generally escape from the underwater avalanches. An avalanche of mud and rubbish crashed down upon a group of more than 100 shacks and huts, which were home to around 800 families. Even scarier and more destructive than volcanic mudflows are pyroclastic flows or glowing avalanches. Heavy rains during summer thunderstorms, however, can trigger sudden avalanches of wet sand, called debris flows. In Walhalla, an old gold-mining town in a narrow valley, disaster struck on the Tuesday night as an avalanche of water, rocks, silt and logs swept down over the town. The materials were loose and there were avalanches. The force caused a small avalanche of dirt to fall down, nearly landing the girl. Rescuers are trying to recover the bodies of an estimated 100 people buried under an avalanche of mud in a little village just near Mumbai. They didn't spend long in there, possibly due to fear of sudden movements causing an avalanche. 2A sudden arrival or occurrence of something in overwhelming quantities. we have had an avalanche of applications for the post Example sentencesExamples But once the messages descend I remain overwhelmed by the avalanche of letters, information, bulletins and, of course, junk email. My husband and I were wandering through the city one slow summer Saturday, when suddenly there was an avalanche of music, colour, satin, sequins, balloons and feathers. First of all, we suddenly got an avalanche of speculation: Were these suicide bombers? In the southern zone, where some 85 prisoners remain under British control, the sudden avalanche of allegations can hardly improve what is becoming an increasingly tense situation. His own punches at times found a target, only to be rocked with an avalanche of blows in retaliation. The problem is that many of us cannot find this place of inner peace and stillness, and so the sacred is lost in an overwhelming avalanche of noise and confusion. There will be an avalanche of applications, much greater than what the Government expects. With that he scooped his young daughter up in his arms, amidst a sudden avalanche of giggles, and put her to bed with her brothers. There will even be antennae attached to lamp-posts in major cities to cope with the expected avalanche of radio waves. We all know during festive seasons such as Christmas the children will be deluged by an avalanche of toys. Morgan's head spins from the sudden avalanche of words. Wave after wave of panic swept over me like an avalanche and my mind tried to reconcile what I was seeing in front of me with some kind of logical thought. A sudden avalanche of selling by these parties at current depressed prices amid rising global demand and commodity prices makes little sense. Suddenly there was an avalanche of theories designed to explain the rise in crime that had previously been denied. Only 25 will be available this season, as even Ski Scotland doesn't believe there will be an avalanche of applications. The core of the intelligence business is not gathering information but collating it: finding meaningful patterns in an unending avalanche of data. I have had a sudden avalanche of e-mails, just at a time when I'm struggling to finish a script. As can be seen from Box 4.1, the end of the Cold War triggered a near avalanche of applications - mostly from former Warsaw Pact members. The technology avalanche often leaves her feeling overwhelmed, anxious, and exhausted. Most stereotypes have a very slight basis in reality, but by overwhelming them with an avalanche of complete nonsense any meaning they have will be lost. Synonyms barrage, volley flood, deluge, torrent, tide, stream, storm, shower, spate, wave 3Physics A cumulative process in which a fast-moving ion or electron generates further ions and electrons by collision. Example sentencesExamples Then, the process quickly sparks an electron avalanche vaporizing everything within the laser spot. These very intense fields in very low-pressure conditions generate an avalanche of electrons on to metals that can become destructive and cause losses in heavy investment. In an instant, an avalanche of electrons is rolling over the surface in a catastrophic flashover. If the density of Rydberg atoms was high enough for two of them to collide, the free electron from that collision would trigger an avalanche that ionized the rest of the Rydberg atoms. It's like an electron avalanche, he says, that can flood up toward the ionosphere or slide earthward, depending on the electric field direction. verb ˈavəlɑːnʃˈævəˌlæn(t)ʃ [no object] 1(of a mass of snow, ice, etc.) descend rapidly down a mountainside. Example sentencesExamples Strewn all about are huge avalanched boulders, like the play toys of giants. To Angus it looked as though the North slope of the ridge was ready to crumble and avalanche into the corrie below. The quake struck close to the rumbling Mount Merapi, and soon after a large burst of hot clouds and debris avalanched two miles down its western flank, spreading fears of a major eruption. The snow had recently avalanched, so only surface hoar is thawing. The whole upper headwall is avalanching and is loaded with snow right now. Tonnes of earth ripped away from the hillside on either side of their house and avalanched down to the sea in September. The Brooks Range was treacherous in winter; whole mountainsides avalanched, and storms brewed up in mere minutes. Inspecting two memorial plaques bolted to rocks in the Kola's compact Khibiny Mountains, our guide announced, ‘This one is for four skiers, killed when the slope below us avalanched.’ Behind all this, walls of square-cut ice rose in cracked columns that avalanched regularly, sometimes bringing down a 30m-wide face. He turned on his headlamp and discovered that the tent had collapsed under avalanched snow; his head was being crushed. Around the bays, the continent's ancient ice-cap creeps inexorably down to the sea in shelves that crack and avalanche with the sound of howitzer blasts. There were signs of avalanching in every direction and at almost every altitude. I heard the tumble of the coals as they avalanched down into the smoldering pit. The mouth of the corrie gives a view of the cliffs and the distinctive feature of a massive rock slab, which is covered by snow in winter and is prone to avalanche. In all cases, the sound seems to be triggered by sand avalanching down the sides. A weak layer that formed in mid-November 1996 in British Columbia, Canada was responsible for avalanching in the Rocky, Columbia, and Coast Mountain ranges. 1.1with object Engulf or carry off by an avalanche. the climbers were avalanched down the south face of the mountain Example sentencesExamples You need to escape but can't; avalanched under a mount of missed deadlines & final demands. Four climbers had 'a lucky escape' when they were avalanched while climbing. A million emotions avalanched them. Be careful out there, we were avalanched yesterday, and now I'm out of commission for at least a month with a sprained or broken ankle. He came to Boston and I heard he was from The Cars and they just avalanched the whole industry for like 10 years. That way you've got one more thing in your favor if you get avalanched. The fourth wave avalanched us both off the jet ski. Often, the government does nothing until it is avalanched with negative press coverage. They were having lots of security system updates that were slowing the system down, and then everyone avalanched them at the last minute. Its hidden aggression avalanches the player, so he has to use his best skill and aptitude. I came to the conclusion that I was in for the run of my life or I was going to be avalanched. The latest pop single is avalanching the radio stations and it will be presented to wider audiences on Wednesday at the National Palace of Culture. Six course members from Plas-y-Brenin were avalanched in Cinderella Gully. Camp 1 was avalanched at 5 a.m. I was avalanched in this corrie a number of years ago and, while the bruises have healed, the memory is still painful. Even when he's not mountaineering, Ward's life has always been avalanched with adrenaline. 2Physics Undergo a rapid increase in conductivity due to an avalanche process. Example sentencesExamples The avalanching electrons, in turn, intensify the ionization immediately surrounding the wire. When they reach the tip, the avalanching electrons cancel the positive charge there. Avalanching electrons bombard the surface. The avalanching electrons move toward the anode, causing the applied voltage to collapse in picoseconds. Some of the avalanched electrons will travel through the thin oxide of the diode region. Origin Late 18th century: from French, alteration of the Alpine dialect word lavanche (of unknown origin), influenced by avaler 'descend'; compare with Italian valanga. This word comes from French Alpine dialect word lavanche of unknown origin, its current form influenced by the French avaler ‘to descend’. Definition of avalanche in US English: avalanche nounˈævəˌlæn(t)ʃˈavəˌlan(t)SH 1A mass of snow, ice, and rocks falling rapidly down a mountainside. Example sentencesExamples An avalanche roaring down a mountainside may seem to be wildly out of control, but actually it is governed by certain equations. On 1 January 1992, the day on which I survived falling into a crevasse and being almost buried in an avalanche, my tears had fallen onto the rocks and snow. Only on a mountain can you experience avalanches of snow or rock. There have been reports where this dog will change direction or position for no apparent reason, seconds before an avalanche of ice and snow come hurtling down a mountainside. The blast caused an avalanche of rocks and dust, definitely stopping the pursuit. The word avalanche is derived from a Swiss word meaning ‘descent to the valley’, and it can refer to snow, ice, rock or rubble. Figure 2 shows a mass erosional feature that we interpret as a rockslide, or rock avalanche. Again we notice the ragged effect of massive snow avalanches. Find a simple wind that sails your mind and body to Denver, Colorado; don't even think about the avalanches of mountain snow. The entire northern flank of the mountain collapses and falls as an avalanche lowering the height of the mountain by 1,500 feet. The team confirms that the slide was the result of a snow avalanche from a ridge top, which triggered both a flood and debris flow. On their descent they were hit by a huge avalanche of massive rocks of snow. First, most snow avalanches, other than extremely small ones, are violent affairs that snap bones and slam people into trees and rocks like a nightmare whitewater ride. Although the frequency of avalanches is smaller in comparison to the Alps, the plants are still exposed to heavy snow and avalanches. Sporadic systems are those that produce avalanches, earthquakes, mudslides, volcanic eruptions and such like. Meanwhile, several snow avalanches across northern Pakistan have killed more than 80 people. Red light carved vast craters in the mountainside, and avalanches thundered down the sheer sides. During interglacial periods the steep, unstable U-shaped valley sides are subject to mass movements such as rock falls and large rock avalanches. Yes, there are large rock avalanches that accompany volcanoes and they can travel a long way. Then, way up on the mountain, a little avalanche fell. Synonyms snowslide, snow slip 1.1 A large mass of any material moving rapidly downhill. an avalanche of mud Example sentencesExamples They suggest that fish are very rare in Cambrian and Ordovician rocks because they were active swimmers and could generally escape from the underwater avalanches. The force caused a small avalanche of dirt to fall down, nearly landing the girl. The chain of living creatures maintains an overall balance despite the constant impact of extinctions, changes of habitat, disease and disaster, that conspire to create local avalanches. In this case, it is possible that the channel-forming fluid has removed some material deposited in the avalanche. The materials were loose and there were avalanches. An avalanche of mud and rubbish crashed down upon a group of more than 100 shacks and huts, which were home to around 800 families. Even scarier and more destructive than volcanic mudflows are pyroclastic flows or glowing avalanches. Episodic emplacement of several debris avalanches into the sea will also contribute to the large input of volcanoclastic material into the sea. They didn't spend long in there, possibly due to fear of sudden movements causing an avalanche. In Walhalla, an old gold-mining town in a narrow valley, disaster struck on the Tuesday night as an avalanche of water, rocks, silt and logs swept down over the town. Rescuers are trying to recover the bodies of an estimated 100 people buried under an avalanche of mud in a little village just near Mumbai. Cannon-like, highly explosive eruptions in January and March 1974 threw out large quantities of ash as a column into the atmosphere, and as avalanches flowing down the cone's sides. Heavy rains during summer thunderstorms, however, can trigger sudden avalanches of wet sand, called debris flows. They were not quick enough to escape the sudden underwater avalanches during the Flood, and paid the price. 2A sudden arrival or occurrence of something in overwhelming quantities. we have had an avalanche of applications Example sentencesExamples His own punches at times found a target, only to be rocked with an avalanche of blows in retaliation. With that he scooped his young daughter up in his arms, amidst a sudden avalanche of giggles, and put her to bed with her brothers. Most stereotypes have a very slight basis in reality, but by overwhelming them with an avalanche of complete nonsense any meaning they have will be lost. There will be an avalanche of applications, much greater than what the Government expects. As can be seen from Box 4.1, the end of the Cold War triggered a near avalanche of applications - mostly from former Warsaw Pact members. My husband and I were wandering through the city one slow summer Saturday, when suddenly there was an avalanche of music, colour, satin, sequins, balloons and feathers. A sudden avalanche of selling by these parties at current depressed prices amid rising global demand and commodity prices makes little sense. But once the messages descend I remain overwhelmed by the avalanche of letters, information, bulletins and, of course, junk email. Suddenly there was an avalanche of theories designed to explain the rise in crime that had previously been denied. There will even be antennae attached to lamp-posts in major cities to cope with the expected avalanche of radio waves. First of all, we suddenly got an avalanche of speculation: Were these suicide bombers? I have had a sudden avalanche of e-mails, just at a time when I'm struggling to finish a script. Morgan's head spins from the sudden avalanche of words. Wave after wave of panic swept over me like an avalanche and my mind tried to reconcile what I was seeing in front of me with some kind of logical thought. In the southern zone, where some 85 prisoners remain under British control, the sudden avalanche of allegations can hardly improve what is becoming an increasingly tense situation. Only 25 will be available this season, as even Ski Scotland doesn't believe there will be an avalanche of applications. We all know during festive seasons such as Christmas the children will be deluged by an avalanche of toys. The core of the intelligence business is not gathering information but collating it: finding meaningful patterns in an unending avalanche of data. The problem is that many of us cannot find this place of inner peace and stillness, and so the sacred is lost in an overwhelming avalanche of noise and confusion. The technology avalanche often leaves her feeling overwhelmed, anxious, and exhausted. Synonyms barrage, volley 3Physics A cumulative process in which a fast-moving ion or electron generates further ions and electrons by collision. Example sentencesExamples If the density of Rydberg atoms was high enough for two of them to collide, the free electron from that collision would trigger an avalanche that ionized the rest of the Rydberg atoms. These very intense fields in very low-pressure conditions generate an avalanche of electrons on to metals that can become destructive and cause losses in heavy investment. It's like an electron avalanche, he says, that can flood up toward the ionosphere or slide earthward, depending on the electric field direction. In an instant, an avalanche of electrons is rolling over the surface in a catastrophic flashover. Then, the process quickly sparks an electron avalanche vaporizing everything within the laser spot. verbˈævəˌlæn(t)ʃˈavəˌlan(t)SH [no object] 1(of a mass of snow, ice, and rocks) descend rapidly down a mountainside. Example sentencesExamples He turned on his headlamp and discovered that the tent had collapsed under avalanched snow; his head was being crushed. Around the bays, the continent's ancient ice-cap creeps inexorably down to the sea in shelves that crack and avalanche with the sound of howitzer blasts. Behind all this, walls of square-cut ice rose in cracked columns that avalanched regularly, sometimes bringing down a 30m-wide face. Strewn all about are huge avalanched boulders, like the play toys of giants. The Brooks Range was treacherous in winter; whole mountainsides avalanched, and storms brewed up in mere minutes. There were signs of avalanching in every direction and at almost every altitude. The whole upper headwall is avalanching and is loaded with snow right now. To Angus it looked as though the North slope of the ridge was ready to crumble and avalanche into the corrie below. A weak layer that formed in mid-November 1996 in British Columbia, Canada was responsible for avalanching in the Rocky, Columbia, and Coast Mountain ranges. The mouth of the corrie gives a view of the cliffs and the distinctive feature of a massive rock slab, which is covered by snow in winter and is prone to avalanche. In all cases, the sound seems to be triggered by sand avalanching down the sides. The quake struck close to the rumbling Mount Merapi, and soon after a large burst of hot clouds and debris avalanched two miles down its western flank, spreading fears of a major eruption. The snow had recently avalanched, so only surface hoar is thawing. Tonnes of earth ripped away from the hillside on either side of their house and avalanched down to the sea in September. I heard the tumble of the coals as they avalanched down into the smoldering pit. Inspecting two memorial plaques bolted to rocks in the Kola's compact Khibiny Mountains, our guide announced, ‘This one is for four skiers, killed when the slope below us avalanched.’ 1.1with object Engulf or carry off by an avalanche. the climbers were avalanched down the south face of the mountain Example sentencesExamples Camp 1 was avalanched at 5 a.m. He came to Boston and I heard he was from The Cars and they just avalanched the whole industry for like 10 years. You need to escape but can't; avalanched under a mount of missed deadlines & final demands. Six course members from Plas-y-Brenin were avalanched in Cinderella Gully. They were having lots of security system updates that were slowing the system down, and then everyone avalanched them at the last minute. That way you've got one more thing in your favor if you get avalanched. The latest pop single is avalanching the radio stations and it will be presented to wider audiences on Wednesday at the National Palace of Culture. Its hidden aggression avalanches the player, so he has to use his best skill and aptitude. The fourth wave avalanched us both off the jet ski. Be careful out there, we were avalanched yesterday, and now I'm out of commission for at least a month with a sprained or broken ankle. A million emotions avalanched them. I was avalanched in this corrie a number of years ago and, while the bruises have healed, the memory is still painful. Often, the government does nothing until it is avalanched with negative press coverage. Four climbers had 'a lucky escape' when they were avalanched while climbing. I came to the conclusion that I was in for the run of my life or I was going to be avalanched. Even when he's not mountaineering, Ward's life has always been avalanched with adrenaline. 2Physics Undergo a rapid increase in conductivity due to an avalanche process. Example sentencesExamples The avalanching electrons move toward the anode, causing the applied voltage to collapse in picoseconds. When they reach the tip, the avalanching electrons cancel the positive charge there. Some of the avalanched electrons will travel through the thin oxide of the diode region. Avalanching electrons bombard the surface. The avalanching electrons, in turn, intensify the ionization immediately surrounding the wire. Origin Late 18th century: from French, alteration of the Alpine dialect word lavanche (of unknown origin), influenced by avaler ‘descend’; compare with Italian valanga.
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