English-Thai Dictionary

avalanche

N ปริมาณ มาก  plenty flood deluge pa-ri-man-mak

 

avalanche

N หิมะ ถล่ม  snowslide hi-ma-tha-lom

 

avalanche

VI ทลาย ลงมา  ทะลัก ลงมา  flood deluge flow overflow tha-lai-long-ma

 

avalanche

VT ทำให้ ทลาย ลงมา  ทำให้ ทะลัก ลงมา  tham-hai-tha-lai-long-ma

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

AVALANCHE, AVALANGE

n. A snow-slip; a vast body of snow sliding down a mountain.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

AVALANCHE

Av "a *lanche `, n. Etym: [F. avalanche, fr. avaler to descend, to let down, from aval down, downward; ad ) + val, L. vallis, valley. See Valley. ]

 

1. A large mass or body of snow and ice sliding swiftly down a mountain side, or falling down a precipice.

 

2. A fall of earth, rocks, etc. , similar to that of an avalanche of snow or ice.

 

3. A sudden, great, or irresistible descent or influx of anything.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

avalanche

av a lanche |ˈavəˌlanCH ˈævəˌlæntʃ | ▶noun 1 a mass of snow, ice, and rocks falling rapidly down a mountainside. • a large mass of any material moving rapidly downhill: an avalanche of mud. 2 a sudden arrival or occurrence of something in overwhelming quantities: we have had an avalanche of applications. 3 Physics a cumulative process in which a fast-moving ion or electron generates further ions and electrons by collision. ▶verb [ no obj. ] 1 (of a mass of snow, ice, and rocks ) descend rapidly down a mountainside. • [ with obj. ] engulf or carry off by such a mass of material: the climbers were avalanched down the south face of the mountain. 2 Physics undergo a rapid increase in conductivity due to an avalanche process. ORIGIN late 18th cent.: from French, alteration of the Alpine dialect word lavanche (of unknown origin ), influenced by avaler ‘descend ’; compare with Italian valanga.

 

Oxford Dictionary

avalanche

avalanche |ˈavəlɑːnʃ | ▶noun 1 a mass of snow, ice, and rocks falling rapidly down a mountainside. • a large mass of mud or other material moving rapidly downhill: an avalanche of mud. 2 a sudden arrival or occurrence of something in overwhelming quantities: we have had an avalanche of applications for the post. 3 Physics a cumulative process in which a fast-moving ion or electron generates further ions and electrons by collision. ▶verb [ no obj. ] 1 (of a mass of snow, ice, etc. ) descend rapidly down a mountainside. • [ with obj. ] engulf or carry off by an avalanche: the climbers were avalanched down the south face of the mountain. 2 Physics undergo a rapid increase in conductivity due to an avalanche process. ORIGIN late 18th cent.: from French, alteration of the Alpine dialect word lavanche (of unknown origin ), influenced by avaler ‘descend ’; compare with Italian valanga.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

avalanche

avalanche noun 1 snowslide. 2 an avalanche of press comment: barrage, volley, flood, deluge, torrent, tide, shower, wave.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

avalanche

avalanche noun 1 snowslide, snow-slip; rockslide, icefall; landslide, landslip. 2 the publication of the book produced an avalanche of press comment: barrage, volley; flood, deluge, torrent, tide, stream, storm, shower, spate, wave. ANTONYMS trickle.

 

French Dictionary

avalanche

avalanche n. f. nom féminin 1 Masse considérable de neige qui se détache des montagnes. : Une terrible avalanche a enseveli le petit village. 2 figuré Quantité considérable de choses. : Monica a reçu une avalanche de fleurs à son lancement.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

avalanche

av a lanche /ǽvəlæ̀n (t )ʃ |-lɑ̀ːn (t )ʃ /〖＜フランス 〗名詞 C 1 雪崩 （なだれ ）.2 ｟比喩的に ｠〖通例an ～ of A 〗殺到する [押し寄せる ]A 〈手紙 人など 〉.動詞 自動詞 殺到する .他動詞 …に押し寄せる .