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Definition of Avalanche
Avalanche

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

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

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

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Avalanche Quotations

No snowflake in an avalanche ever feels responsible.
Voltaire

I wanna survive an avalanche. I wanna be one of those people a dog finds buried under a ton of snow, almost dying of starvation.
Tre Cool

Even the largest avalanche is triggered by small things.
Vernor Vinge

God's voice is still and quiet and easily buried under an avalanche of clamour.
Charles Stanley

It's that event that's the beginning of the avalanche of this play. The first loose rock.
David Dukes

Avalanche Translations

avalanche in Dutch is lawine
avalanche in French is avalanche
avalanche in German is Stossentladung, Lawine
avalanche in Hungarian is lavina
avalanche in Italian is lavina
avalanche in Norwegian is skred
avalanche in Spanish is avalancha
avalanche in Swedish is lavin

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