English-Dutch translations for avalanche

  • lawine
    Anders zult u nog veel meer lawines meemaken, maar die zullen dan wel bewoond gebied treffen. Without it, you will experience yet more avalanches, and this time they will hit populated areas. Een sint-bernardshond, die ergens onder de lawines nog een spoor van leven aantreft? Or how about a Saint Bernard that can detect signs of life below an avalanche? We zien wat voor menselijke drama's dat veroorzaakt: lawines maken iedere jaar een groot aantal slachtoffers. And look at the human tragedy this entails: every year, avalanches claim many victims.

Definition of avalanche

  • A large mass or body of snow and ice sliding swiftly down a mountain side, or falling down a precipice
  • A sudden, great, or irresistible descent or influx; anything like an avalanche in suddenness and overwhelming quantity; a barrage, blitz, etc
  • To descend like an avalanche
  • To come down upon; to overwhelm
  • To propel downward like an avalanche

Examples

  • The shelf broke and the boxes avalanched the workers.

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