Look up: Avalanche

1. avalanche
   mass of snow which becomes detached and slides down a slope, often acquiring great bulk by fresh addition as it descends.
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2. avalanche
   [n] - a slide of large masses of snow and ice and mud down a mountain 2. [n] - a sudden appearance of an overwhelming number of things 3. [v] - of snow masses in the mountains
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3. Avalanche
   Operational code name for the Allied invasion at Salerno, September 1943
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4. Avalanche
   A cumulative ionization process in which the ions and electrons of one generation undergo collisions that produce a greater number of ions and electrons in succeeding generations. See also: Breakdown Voltage.
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5. Avalanche
   In World War II, codename for the Allied landings at Salerno, Italy, September 1943. ...
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6. avalanche
   a mass of snow and ice falling suddenly down the mountain and often taking with it earth,rocks and rubble of every description Category: The cosmos • 1)Sudden slide of a huge mass of snow and ice blocks, usually carrying with it earth, rocks, trees and other debris; Avalanches may be art...
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7. Avalanche
   Av'a·lanche` noun [ French avalanche , from avaler to descend, to let down, from aval down, downward; ... (L. ad ) + val , Latin vallis , valley. See Valley .] 1. A large mass or body of snow ...
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8. avalanche
   noun a slide of large masses of snow and ice and mud down a mountain
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9. avalanche
   roll down verb gather into a huge mass and roll down a mountain, of snow
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10. Avalanche
    • (n.) A large mass or body of snow and ice sliding swiftly down a mountain side, or falling down a precipice. • (n.) A fall of earth, rocks, etc., similar to that of an avalanche of snow or ice. • (n.) A sudden, great, or irresistible descent or influx of anything.
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11. avalanche
    a mass of material moving rapidly down a slope. An avalanche is typically triggered when material on a slope breaks loose from its surroundings; this ... [5 related articles]
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12. Avalanche
    During the Second World War Avalanche was the codename for the Allied landings at Salerno, Italy, in September 1943.
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13. Avalanche
    An avalanche is a large mass of snow or ice precipitated from the mountains, and distinguished as wind or dust avalanches, when they consist of fresh-fallen snow whirled like a dust storm into the valleys; as sliding avalanches, when they consist of great masses of snow sliding down a slope by their...
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14. Avalanche
    Avalanche is a cultivated variety of potato.
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15. avalanche
    a cumulative process in which a charged particle gives rise, by collision with molecules of a gas, to a large number of charged particles
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16. avalanche
    avalanche, rapidly descending large mass of snow, ice, soil, rock, or mixtures of these materials, sliding or falling in response to the force of gravity. Avalanches, which are natural forms of erosion and often seasonal, are usually classified by their content such as a debris or snow avalanche. Sp...
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17. avalanche
    Fall or flow of a mass of snow and ice down a steep slope under the force of gravity. Avalanches occur because of the unstable nature of snow masses in mountain areas. Changes of temperature, sudden sound, or earth-borne vibrations may trigger an avalanche, particularly on slopes of more than 35°. The snow compacts into ice as it moves, an...
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18. Avalanche
    Something that will kill you unless you are careful. With the introduction to shorter skis allowing easier off-piste skiing, and the forecast for heavier snowfalls as the world warms up, the danger of avalanches cannot be over stressed. Anyone who skis off-piste should only do so if they know about ...
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19. Avalanche
    A large mass of material or mixtures of material falling or sliding rapidly under the force of gravity. Avalanches often are classified by their content, such as snow, ice, soil, or rock avalanches. A mixture of these materials is a debris avalanche.
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20. Avalanche
    :This article refers to the natural event. For other uses, see Avalanche (disambiguation) An `avalanche` is a sudden rapid flow of snow down a slope, occurring when either natural triggers or human activity causes a critical escalating transition from the slow equilibrium evolution of the sno...
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21. Avalanche
    (comics) image= --> `Avalanche` (`Dominikos Ioannis Petrakis` <ref name="Marvel Atlas #1"/>) is a Marvel Comics supervillain and an enemy of the X-Men. Created by writer Chris Claremont and artist/co-writer John Byrne, he first appeared in Uncanny X-Men #141 (January 1981)...
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22. Avalanche
    (disambiguation) An `avalanche` is a cascade of snow down a slope. `Avalanche` may also refer to: Music: Gaming: Sports: Technology: Film and television: Transportation: Other meanings: See also:
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23. Avalanche
    (SVS album) Name = Avalanche | Type = Album | Artist = Some Velvet Sidewalk | Cover = svs-ava.jpg | Released = 1992 | Recorded = 1992 | Genre = Experimental Rock| Length = 33:07 | Label = K Records | Producer = Steve Fisk | Reviews= neither--> http://robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?id=3766...
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24. Avalanche
    (video game) `Avalanche` is an arcade game released by Atari Inc. in 1978. The object is to catch avalanching rocks with a controllable set of paddles that diminish in number and size as the rocks fall faster and faster. <ref name="avalanche flyer">--> Technology: Avala...
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25. Avalanche
    (Thea Gilmore album) `Avalanche` is the fifth album released by English singer-songwriter Thea Gilmore. It was released on 9 September 2003 to general high praise. It reached #62 in the UK Albums Chart, which is, as of September 2006, the highest position any of her albums have attaine...
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