Alternate Definitions for avalanche

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Term: avalanche
Definition:

A mass of snow, ice or rocks moving rapidly down a steep mountain slope. Avalanches may be characterized as loose and turbulent, or slab; either type may be dry or wet according to the nature of the snow forming it, although dry snow usually forms loose avalanches and wet snow forms slabs. A large avalanche sweeps a current of air along with and in front of it as an avalanche wind, which supplements its already tremendous destructive force.

Created 2023.04.16
Last Modified 2023.04.16
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