English-Latin translations for avalanche

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.

Related words

• avalanche dog
• avalanche prone
• roof avalanche
• danger of avalanches
• risk of avalanches