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Definition avalanche in American English

avalanche noun

[countable] noun
/ˈævəˌlæntʃ/
1

a large amount of snow and ice that suddenly falls down a mountain

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acid rain avalanche band
1.1

a large amount of a substance that falls somewhere

Example

an avalanche of rock/stones/mud

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a froth of something avalanche blizzard
2

a large quantity of similar things that happen within a short time

Example

The companies are fighting an avalanche of lawsuits nationwide.

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pattern process train
Definition avalanche in American English