avalancha

Definitions of avalancha
  1. noun
    a slide of large masses of snow and ice and mud down a mountain
    synonyms: alud
  2. noun
    the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land
    synonyms: aluvión, diluvio, inundación
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    type of:
    fenómeno geológico
    a natural phenomenon involving the structure or composition of the earth
  3. noun
    (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent
    synonyms: cantidad, cúmulo, facha, fajo, lote, mogollón, montón, pila, taco, tanda, tapón, tenderete
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