avalanche
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The meaning (definition) of the word avalanche
a huge wall of snow that slides fast down a mountain
The word avalanche used in a sentence
“An avalanche of snow rolled fast down the tall snowy mountain.”
Words that mean the same as avalanche (synonyms)
landslide
The plural of the word avalanche
avalanches
How the word avalanche is said around the world
| French | avalanche (ahvahlahnsh) |
| Spanish | avalancha (ahvahlahnchah) |
| Mandarin | 雪崩 (xuě bēng) |
| Hindi | हिमस्खलन (himuskuhluhn) |
| Arabic | انهيار جليدي (eenheeahr jahleedeey) |
| Russian | лавина (lavina) |
| Portuguese (EU) | avalanche (uhvuhluhnngshi) |
| Portuguese (BR) | avalanche (ahvahluhnngshew) |
| Japanese | 雪崩 (nadare) |
| German | Lawine (lahveenuh) |
| Urdu | برفانی تودہ (buhrfahnee tohdah) |
| Punjabi | ਬਰਫ਼ਬਾਰੀ (buhruhfuhbahree) |
| Korean | 눈사태 (nunsatae) |
| Hebrew | מַפּוֹלֶת שְׁלָגִים (mahpohlayt shlahgeem) |
| Greek | χιονοστιβάδα (khionostibada) |
| Dutch | lawine (lahveenuh) |
| Tagalog | avalanche (ahvahlahnkhuh) |
| Vietnamese | tuyết lở (tweeeurt lur) |
| Turkish | çığ (chuu) |
| Persian | بهمن (bahmahn) |
| Polish | lawina (lahveenah) |
| Ukrainian | лавина (lavyna) |
| Bengali | তুষারধস (tooshahrawdawsh) |
| Swedish | lavin (lahveen) |
| Italian | valanga (vahlahnggah) |
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