avalanche
/ˈævəlæn(t)ʃ/ noun B2- A large mass or body of snow and ice sliding swiftly down a mountain side, or falling down a precipice.
- A fall of earth, rocks, etc., similar to that of an avalanche of snow or ice.
- A sudden, great, or irresistible descent or influx; anything like an avalanche in suddenness and overwhelming quantity.
Plural avalanches
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I predict from all this an avalanche of dinners and routs.
Competitors inevitably scrambled to emulate Lane's triumphant model, precipitating a veritable avalanche of paperback imprints across the United States and Europe.
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