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Meanings of
avalanches
in English
Russian
лавина
Portuguese
avalancha
Catalan
allau
Spanish
avalancha
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Sudden, drastic flow of snow down a steep slope.
avalanche
Russian
лавина
Usage of
avalanches
in English
1
The sounds also could be used to warn of landslides or
avalanches
.
2
A book about
avalanches
in Iceland lay open on the bedside table.
3
Tornadoes, landslides,
avalanches
and persistent rain have flooded freeways and caused mudslides.
4
Storms,
avalanches
and crevasses all contributed to an expedition fraught with difficulty.
5
This soundscape becomes a symphony of cracking ice floes and down-rushing
avalanches
.
6
It was like wildfire and hurricanes and
avalanches
raging all at once.
7
That was the year that so many people were killed in
avalanches
.
8
A further 22 people were killed by
avalanches
in the Swiss Alps.
9
The weather was better on Friday but the risk of
avalanches
hampered efforts.
10
Not to mention the area's generally unpredictable weather, including snowstorms and sudden
avalanches
.
11
Map locating where
avalanches
struck this week near the Annapurna route in Nepal.
12
Several
avalanches
fell down the route as he climbed, but Kellogg escaped harm.
13
They have issued a fresh avalanche warning in Kashmir where
avalanches
occur frequently.
14
The huge
avalanches
were more frequent than on the outward journey.
15
There was a sound as of the rushing down of
avalanches
.
16
The bushes were all pointing downhill from the pressure of snow and
avalanches
.
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avalanches
avalanch
Noun
Plural
Frequent collocations
small avalanches
little avalanches
separate avalanches
more avalanches
multiple avalanches
More collocations
Translations for
avalanches
Russian
лавина
Portuguese
avalancha
Catalan
allau
Spanish
avalancha
alud
Avalanches
through the time
Avalanches
across language varieties
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
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