лавина — meaning in English

English meaning

• avalanche noun A large mass of snow and ice that suddenly breaks loose and slides down a mountainside.
• blizzard noun A severe snowstorm with strong winds and very poor visibility.
• landslide noun A sudden collapse and downhill movement of a mass of soil, rock, and debris.

Senses

лавина 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.
• blizzard (figuratively) A large amount of paperwork.
• landslide A natural disaster that involves the breakup and downhill flow of rock, mud, water and anything caught in the path.

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.

blizzard — full definition

1. noun A severe snowstorm with strong winds and very poor visibility.
2. noun An overwhelming quantity of something arriving at once.

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