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avalanche noun

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