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lumivyöry — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • avalanche noun A large mass of snow and ice that suddenly breaks loose and slides down a mountainside.

Senses

lumivyöry is used for these senses in English:

  • avalanche A large mass or body of snow and ice sliding swiftly down a mountain side, or falling down a precipice.
  • avalanche A fall of earth, rocks, etc., similar to that of an avalanche of snow or ice.
  • avalanche (by extension) A sudden, great, or irresistible descent or influx; anything like an avalanche in suddenness and overwhelming quantity.

avalanche — full definition

  1. noun A large mass of snow and ice that suddenly breaks loose and slides down a mountainside.
  2. noun A sudden, overwhelming amount of something arriving all at once.
  3. verb To come down or arrive suddenly and overwhelmingly, like an avalanche.

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