Word Type

Noun

Verb

The word "avalanche" can be used as noun and verb.

Word Relationships

Typical Location

top of mountain

Causes

crushing village

Derived Terms

Townsend avalanche applanche avalanche effect avalanche lily avalancheless avalanchelike electron avalanche interavalanche slab avalanche

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

come down descend fall go down happening natural event occurrence occurrent slide

Type Of (IsA)

happening natural hazard roller coaster slide television episode

Manner Of

descend

Related Terms

awesome awesome power barrage blitz colorado colorado hockey crashing death descent disaster earth explosion fall falling falling snow flood hockey ice influx mountain mountains much much snow natural natural disaster power precipice propel rock rocks rocks falling shouting skiers skiers death slide snow snow crashing snow disaster snow explosion snow fall snow falling snow flood snow mountain snow slide somebody somebody shouting thing

Synonym Network

snowslide

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