- avalanche
- A large mass of snow, ice, soil, or rock, or mixtures of these materials, falling, sliding, or flowing very rapidly under the force of gravity. Velocities may sometimes exceed 500 km/hr.GG
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avalanche — [ avalɑ̃ʃ ] n. f. • 1611; lavanche XVIe; mot savoyard lavantse; bas lat. labina « glissement de terrain », de labi (cf. labile); altér. d apr. 1. aval 1 ♦ Masse de neige qui se détache d une montagne, qui dévale en entraînant des pierres, des… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Avalanche — (franz. und engl. für „Lawine)“ bezeichnet Lawinendurchbruch, Begriff aus der Festkörperphysik Avalanche (P2P), Peer2Peer Protokoll von Microsoft ein elektronisches Bauelement, siehe Avalanche Diode Chevrolet Avalanche, Pickup Pkw Avalanche… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Avalanche — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Para la banda noruega de los años 80, véase Avalanche (banda). Avalanche Publicación Marvel Comics Primera aparición Uncanny X Men #141 (Enero 1981) Creador(es) Chris Claremont y John Byrne … Wikipedia Español
avalanche — s. f. 1. Grande quantidade de neve que se desprende e precipita pela encosta das montanhas (ex.: a avalanche provocou uma dezena de feridos). = ALUDE 2. [Figurado] Queda ruidosa de algo. 3. [Figurado] Qualquer coisa que invade ou avança súbita… … Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa
Avalanche — Av a*lanche (?; 277), n. [F. avalanche, fr. avaler to descend, to let down, from aval down, downward; ? (L. ad) + val, L. vallis, valley. See {Valley}.] 1. A large mass or body of snow and ice sliding swiftly down a mountain side, or falling down … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
avalanche — (n.) 1763, from Fr. avalanche (17c.), from Romansch (Swiss) avalantze descent, altered (by metathesis of l and v , probably influenced by O.Fr. avaler to descend, go down ) from Savoy dialect lavantse, from Prov. lavanca avalanche, perhaps from a … Etymology dictionary
avalanche — [av′ə lanch΄] n. [Fr (altered after avaler, to descend) < lavanche < Prov lavanca < * lavenca, prob. a pre Roman word in a non IE language of N Italy] 1. a mass of loosened snow, earth, rocks, etc. suddenly and swiftly sliding down a… … English World dictionary
avalanche — index cataclysm, overage, surfeit Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
Avalanche — Drame de Corey Allen, avec Rock Hudson, Mia Farrow, Robert Forster, Rick Moses. Pays: États Unis Date de sortie: 1978 Technique: couleurs Durée: 1 h 30 Résumé Un complexe immobilier du Colorado, construit dans une zone… … Dictionnaire mondial des Films
avalanche — [n] falling large mass; sudden rush of large quantity barrage, deluge, flood, inundation, landslide, landslip, snowslide, torrent; concepts 509,524,787 … New thesaurus
avalanche — ► NOUN 1) a mass of snow and ice falling rapidly down a mountainside. 2) an overwhelming deluge. ORIGIN French … English terms dictionary
