avalanche — meaning in English

English meaning

• avalanche noun A large mass of snow and ice that suddenly breaks loose and slides down a mountainside.
• deluge noun A sudden, heavy flood of water, or an overwhelming rainstorm.

Senses

avalanche is used for these senses in English:

• deluge An overwhelming amount of something; anything that overwhelms or causes great destruction.

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.

deluge — full definition

1. noun A sudden, heavy flood of water, or an overwhelming rainstorm.
2. noun An overwhelming amount of anything arriving at once.
3. verb To overwhelm someone with a large amount of something.

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