noun. A fall or slide of a large mass of material, especially of snow, down a mountainside.

noun. A massive or overwhelming amount; a flood.

intransitive verb. To fall or slide in a massive or overwhelming amount.

intransitive verb. To overwhelm; inundate.

noun. The fall or sliding down of a mass of snow or ice from a mountain-slope.

noun. Hence—2. Anything resembling an avalanche in suddenness and destructiveness: as, an avalanche of misfortunes.

noun. A large mass or body of snow and ice sliding swiftly down a mountain side, or falling down a precipice.

noun. A fall of earth, rocks, etc., similar to that of an avalanche of snow or ice.

noun. A sudden, great, or irresistible descent or influx of anything.

noun. A large mass or body of snow and ice sliding swiftly down a mountain side, or falling down a precipice.

noun. A fall of earth, rocks, etc., similar to that of an avalanche of snow or ice.

noun. A sudden, great, or irresistible descent or influx of anything.

noun. Anything like an avalanche in suddenness and overwhelming quantity (like a barrage, blitz, etc).

verb. To descend like an avalanche.

verb. To come down upon; to overwhelm.

noun. a slide of large masses of snow and ice and mud down a mountain

verb. gather into a huge mass and roll down a mountain, of snow

noun. a sudden appearance of an overwhelming number of things