Wondering how to use Avalanche in a sentence? Below are 10+ example sentences from authentic English texts. Including the meaning and synonyms such as slide or fall.
Avalanche meaning
- 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.
Synonyms of Avalanche
Using Avalanche
- The main meaning on this page is: 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.
- Useful related words include: slide, go down, fall, descend.
- In the example corpus, avalanche often appears in combinations such as: the avalanche, colorado avalanche, an avalanche.
Context around Avalanche
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.2 words
- Position in the sentence: 16 start, 3 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Avalanche
- In this selection, "avalanche" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 24.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, sierra, electron, layers, center, breakdown and hazards stand out and add context to how "avalanche" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include after an avalanche stranded them and also an avalanche on tuesday. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "avalanche" sits close to words such as europeans, hardship and nissan, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with avalanche
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Stash your avalanche gear in an avalanche airbag. (8 words)
And the avalanche, the snowy avalanche debris, so quite powerful. (10 words)
The Idaho Panhandle Avalanche Center is investigating the cause of the avalanche, the resort said. (15 words)
These were the moments before an avalanche came barreling down after the two brothers in Pole Canyon, killing Warner, 38, and nearly carrying his brother, compiled in a new report released by the Utah Avalanche Center on Tuesday. (38 words)
That said, in that shocking Flames-Avalanche series, the one in which the Avalanche lost Game 1 4-0, something happened in the four games that followed that made Colorado look like a bonafide Cup contender. (36 words)
According to the officials, eight personnel were trapped in an avalanche at around 3 p.m. and the Avalanche Rescue Teams from nearby posts were rushed to the location to pull them out. (33 words)
Example sentences (20)
The training is an introduction to avalanche hazards and includes basics about snowpack layers, avalanche stability, avalanche-prone terrain, how to travel across dangerous terrain and rescue techniques.
In addition, Bednar has led the Avalanche to five straight playoff appearances — and is closing in on a sixth — to become the first Avalanche coach to accomplish the feat.
Stash your avalanche gear in an avalanche airbag.
These were the moments before an avalanche came barreling down after the two brothers in Pole Canyon, killing Warner, 38, and nearly carrying his brother, compiled in a new report released by the Utah Avalanche Center on Tuesday.
Trudeau has also been involved in promoting avalanche safety after his younger brother died in an avalanche while skiing in 1998.
The Mount Washington Avalanche Center issued an avalanche warning along the White Mountain’s Presidential Range until 7 a.m. Sunday.
And the avalanche, the snowy avalanche debris, so quite powerful.
Avalanche kills skier as winter storm targets the Midwest and NortheastAn avalanche killed one skier and left another severely injured near Lake Tahoe in California.
I secured myself, yelled avalanche as loud as I could and watched the avalanche pick up speed and move the whole length of the slope.
The Idaho Panhandle Avalanche Center is investigating the cause of the avalanche, the resort said.
The Sierra Avalanche Center warned of dangerous avalanche conditions for all elevations following the storm.
According to the officials, eight personnel were trapped in an avalanche at around 3 p.m. and the Avalanche Rescue Teams from nearby posts were rushed to the location to pull them out.
In addition to knowledge about the conditions, backcountry users should carry the ten essentials plus a charged cell phone and spare battery, avalanche transceiver, backcountry shovel, and avalanche probe.
Teton Bridger Avalanche Center, there was also an avalanche on Tuesday that covered both sides of the roadway in the same area as Wednesday’s slide.
That said, in that shocking Flames-Avalanche series, the one in which the Avalanche lost Game 1 4-0, something happened in the four games that followed that made Colorado look like a bonafide Cup contender.
Mountain climber dead, 2 rescued after avalanche in PakistanJuly 1 (UPI) -- Pakistan's air force rescued two British mountain climbers Sunday after an avalanche stranded them and left their Austrian climbing partner dead.
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The Sierra Avalanche Center says there’s high avalanche danger at all elevations in the central Sierra backcountry in the greater Lake Tahoe region.
Avalanche breakdown in semiconductors An avalanche breakdown process can happen in semiconductors, which in some ways conduct electricity analogously to a mildly ionized gas.
Electron avalanche in gases An electron avalanche happens between two unconnected electrodes in a gas when an electric field exceeds a certain threshold.
Common combinations with avalanche
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the avalanche 50×
- colorado avalanche 38×
- an avalanche 32×
- avalanche in 14×
- avalanche of 13×
- avalanche center 8×
- avalanche canada 7×
- avalanche danger 6×
- avalanche coach 6×
- avalanche at 6×