"avalanche" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈævəlɑːnʃ/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈævəlæn(t)ʃ/ [Canada, US] Audio: en-us-avalanche.ogg Forms: avalanches [plural]
Etymology: From French avalanche, from Franco-Provençal (Savoy) avalançhe, blend of aval (“downhill”) and standard lavençhe, from Vulgar Latin *labanka (compare Occitan lavanca, Italian valanga), of uncertain origin, perhaps an alteration of Late Latin lābīna (“landslide”) (compare Franco-Provençal (Dauphiné) lavino, Romansch lavina), from Latin lābēs, from lābor (“to slip, slide”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|avalanche}} French avalanche, {{der|en|frp|-}} Franco-Provençal, {{der|en|VL.|*labanka}} Vulgar Latin *labanka, {{cog|oc|lavanca}} Occitan lavanca, {{cog|it|valanga}} Italian valanga, {{der|en|LL.|lābīna||landslide}} Late Latin lābīna (“landslide”), {{cog|rm|lavina}} Romansch lavina, {{der|en|la|lābēs}} Latin lābēs Head templates: {{en-noun}} avalanche (plural avalanches)
  1. A large mass or body of snow and ice sliding swiftly down a mountain side, or falling down a precipice. Categories (topical): Snow Synonyms: snowslide, snowslip Translations (large sliding mass of snow and ice): асыԥса (asəpsa) (Abkhaz), ortek [masculine] (Albanian), dragë [feminine] (Albanian), rungajë [feminine] (Albanian), branë [feminine] (Albanian), تَيْهُور (tayhūr) [masculine] (Arabic), اِنْهِيَار ثَلْجِيّ (inhiyār ṯaljiyy) [masculine] (Arabic), lurte (Aragonese), lit (Aragonese), ձնահյուս (jnahyus) (Armenian), հյուս (hyus) (Armenian), ádene (Asturian), ádiga (Asturian), uçqun (Azerbaijani), күскен (küsken) (Bashkir), ҡар ишелмәһе (qar işelməhe) (Bashkir), шыуышма (şıwışma) (Bashkir), лайғы (layğı) (Bashkir), elurrolde (Basque), elur jausi (Basque), лаві́на (lavína) [feminine] (Belarusian), лави́на (lavína) [feminine] (Bulgarian), allau (Catalan), 雪崩 (xuěbēng) (Chinese Mandarin), lavina [feminine] (Czech), lavine [common-gender] (Danish), sneskred [neuter] (Danish), lawine [feminine] (Dutch), lavango (Esperanto), laviin (Estonian), skalvalop [neuter] (Faroese), lumivyöry (Finnish), avalanche [feminine] (French), avalancha (Galician), nafreita [feminine] (Galician), ზვავი (zvavi) (Georgian), Lawine [feminine] (German), Schneelawine (english: snow) [feminine] (German), Eislawine (english: ice) [feminine] (German), Gletscherlawine (english: ice) [feminine] (German), χιονοστιβάδα (chionostiváda) [feminine] (Greek), lavalas (Haitian Creole), हिमस्खलन (himaskhalan) (Hindi), lavina (Hungarian), snjóflóð [neuter] (Icelandic), avalancho (Ido), salju longsor (Indonesian), ᐊᓗᐃᖅᑲᓇᖅ (aloiqkanaq) (Inuktitut), maidhm shléibhe [feminine] (Irish), maidhm shneachta [feminine] (Irish), valanga [feminine] (Italian), slavina [feminine] (Italian), 雪崩 (nadare) (alt: なだれ) (Japanese), көшкін (köşkın) (Kazakh), 눈사태 (nunsatae) (alt: 沙汰) (Korean), 설붕 (seolbung) (alt: 雪崩) [rare] (Korean), көчкү (köckü) (Kyrgyz), ຫິມະຖະຫຼົ່ມ (hi ma tha lom) (Lao), lavīna [feminine] (Latvian), lavina [feminine] (Lithuanian), Lawin [feminine] (Luxembourgish), лавина (lavina) [feminine] (Macedonian), salji runtuh (Malay), ഹിമപാതം (himapātaṁ) (Malayalam), horonga (Maori), horonga huka (Maori), horohuka (Maori), aşît [feminine] (Northern Kurdish), lavine [masculine] (Norwegian), snøras (Norwegian), snøskred [neuter] (Norwegian), avalancha (Occitan), lau [masculine] (Occitan), يمال (yamãl) [masculine] (Pashto), بهمن (bahman) (Persian), lawina [feminine] (Polish), awalansza [feminine, rare] (Polish), avalanche [feminine] (Portuguese), avalanche [masculine] (Portuguese), avalanșă (Romanian), lavină [feminine] (Romanian), лави́на (lavína) [feminine] (Russian), maoim-sneachda [feminine] (Scottish Gaelic), у́сов [Cyrillic, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), ла̀вина [Cyrillic, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), сњежна лавина [Cyrillic, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), úsov [Roman, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), làvina [Roman, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), snježna lavina [Roman, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), lavína [feminine] (Slovak), plaz [masculine] (Slovene), alud [masculine] (Spanish), avalancha [feminine] (Spanish), lavin [common-gender] (Swedish), snöskred [neuter] (Swedish), тарма (tarma) (Tajik), баҳман (bahman) (Tajik), หิมะถล่ม (hì-má-tà-lòm) (Thai), གངས་རུག (english: gangs rug) (Tibetan), གངས་རུད (english: gangs rud) (Tibetan), çığ (Turkish), gar topalaňy (Turkmen), лави́на (lavýna) [feminine] (Ukrainian), قار كۆچۈش (qar köchüsh) (Uyghur), koʻchki (Uzbek), tuyết lở (Vietnamese), eirlithrad [masculine] (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-avalanche-en-noun-a4MoklXs Disambiguation of Snow: 33 17 9 9 30 3 Disambiguation of 'large sliding mass of snow and ice': 78 19 3
  2. A fall of earth, rocks, etc., similar to that of an avalanche of snow or ice. Categories (topical): Snow Translations (fall of earth, rocks, etc.): свлачище (svlačište) (Bulgarian), ھەرەس (heres) (Central Kurdish), 山崩 (shānbēng) (Chinese Mandarin), jordskred [neuter] (Danish), lawine [feminine] (Dutch), maanvyöry (Finnish), avalanche (French), nafreita [feminine] (Galician), laredo [masculine] (Galician), entullada [feminine] (Galician), Lawine [feminine] (German), κατολίσθηση (katolísthisi) [feminine] (Greek), מַפֹּלֶת (mapólet) [feminine] (Hebrew), longsor (Indonesian), frana [feminine] (Italian), 山崩れ (yamakuzure) (alt: やまくずれ) (Japanese), одрон (odron) [masculine] (Macedonian), свлечиште (svlečište) [neuter] (Macedonian), horo (Maori), horowhenua (Maori), aşît [feminine] (Northern Kurdish), skred [neuter] (Norwegian), ras [neuter] (Norwegian), رانش زمین (Persian), deslize [masculine] (Portuguese), deslizamento [masculine] (Portuguese), alunecare de teren [feminine] (Romanian), ebulment [neuter] (Romanian), лави́на (lavína) [feminine] (Russian), обва́л (obvál) [masculine] (Russian), у́сов [Cyrillic, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), ла̀вина [Cyrillic, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), úsov [Roman, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), làvina [Roman, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), jordskred [neuter] (Swedish), skred [neuter] (Swedish), ras [neuter] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-avalanche-en-noun-H7tkG2kZ Disambiguation of Snow: 33 17 9 9 30 3 Disambiguation of 'fall of earth, rocks, etc.': 7 88 5
  3. (by extension) A sudden, great, or irresistible descent or influx; anything like an avalanche in suddenness and overwhelming quantity. Tags: broadly Synonyms: barrage, blitz Translations (sudden descent or influx): vyöry (Finnish), avalanche (French), χιονοστιβάδα (chionostiváda) [feminine] (Greek), valanga [feminine] (Italian), лавина (lavina) [feminine] (Macedonian), aşît [feminine] (Northern Kurdish), سیل (seyl) (Persian), lawina [feminine] (Polish), alunecare [feminine] (Romanian), обва́л (obvál) [masculine] (Russian), ras [neuter] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-avalanche-en-noun-Xm5krKe- Disambiguation of 'sudden descent or influx': 3 3 94
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: avalanche effect, avalancheless, avalanchelike, avalanche lily, electron avalanche, interavalanche, Townsend avalanche

Verb

IPA: /ˈævəlɑːnʃ/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈævəlæn(t)ʃ/ [Canada, US] Audio: en-us-avalanche.ogg Forms: avalanches [present, singular, third-person], avalanching [participle, present], avalanched [participle, past], avalanched [past]
Etymology: From French avalanche, from Franco-Provençal (Savoy) avalançhe, blend of aval (“downhill”) and standard lavençhe, from Vulgar Latin *labanka (compare Occitan lavanca, Italian valanga), of uncertain origin, perhaps an alteration of Late Latin lābīna (“landslide”) (compare Franco-Provençal (Dauphiné) lavino, Romansch lavina), from Latin lābēs, from lābor (“to slip, slide”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|avalanche}} French avalanche, {{der|en|frp|-}} Franco-Provençal, {{der|en|VL.|*labanka}} Vulgar Latin *labanka, {{cog|oc|lavanca}} Occitan lavanca, {{cog|it|valanga}} Italian valanga, {{der|en|LL.|lābīna||landslide}} Late Latin lābīna (“landslide”), {{cog|rm|lavina}} Romansch lavina, {{der|en|la|lābēs}} Latin lābēs Head templates: {{en-verb}} avalanche (third-person singular simple present avalanches, present participle avalanching, simple past and past participle avalanched)
  1. (intransitive) To descend like an avalanche. Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-avalanche-en-verb-slQzIBVr
  2. (transitive) To come down upon; to overwhelm. Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Snow Translations (to come down upon): lavangi (Esperanto), vyöryä (Finnish), ჩაზვავება (čazvaveba) (Georgian), ჩამოზვავება (čamozvaveba) (Georgian), avalanchar (Ido), copleși (Romanian), falla (Swedish), rasa ner (Swedish)
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  3. (transitive) To propel downward like an avalanche. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-avalanche-en-verb-UWvIF-e-

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "roman": "küsken",
          "sense": "large sliding mass of snow and ice",
          "word": "күскен"
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          "roman": "qar işelməhe",
          "sense": "large sliding mass of snow and ice",
          "word": "ҡар ишелмәһе"
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          "roman": "şıwışma",
          "sense": "large sliding mass of snow and ice",
          "word": "шыуышма"
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          "roman": "layğı",
          "sense": "large sliding mass of snow and ice",
          "word": "лайғы"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 19 3",
          "code": "eu",
          "lang": "Basque",
          "sense": "large sliding mass of snow and ice",
          "word": "elurrolde"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 19 3",
          "code": "eu",
          "lang": "Basque",
          "sense": "large sliding mass of snow and ice",
          "word": "elur jausi"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 19 3",
          "code": "be",
          "lang": "Belarusian",
          "roman": "lavína",
          "sense": "large sliding mass of snow and ice",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "лаві́на"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 19 3",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "lavína",
          "sense": "large sliding mass of snow and ice",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "лави́на"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 19 3",
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "large sliding mass of snow and ice",
          "word": "allau"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 19 3",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "xuěbēng",
          "sense": "large sliding mass of snow and ice",
          "word": "雪崩"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 19 3",
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "large sliding mass of snow and ice",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "lavina"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 19 3",
          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "large sliding mass of snow and ice",
          "tags": [
            "common-gender"
          ],
          "word": "lavine"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 19 3",
          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "large sliding mass of snow and ice",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "sneskred"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 19 3",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "large sliding mass of snow and ice",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "lawine"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 19 3",
          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "large sliding mass of snow and ice",
          "word": "lavango"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 19 3",
          "code": "et",
          "lang": "Estonian",
          "sense": "large sliding mass of snow and ice",
          "word": "laviin"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 19 3",
          "code": "fo",
          "lang": "Faroese",
          "sense": "large sliding mass of snow and ice",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "skalvalop"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 19 3",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "large sliding mass of snow and ice",
          "word": "lumivyöry"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 19 3",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "large sliding mass of snow and ice",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "avalanche"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 19 3",
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "large sliding mass of snow and ice",
          "word": "avalancha"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 19 3",
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "large sliding mass of snow and ice",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "nafreita"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 19 3",
          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "zvavi",
          "sense": "large sliding mass of snow and ice",
          "word": "ზვავი"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 19 3",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "large sliding mass of snow and ice",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "Lawine"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 19 3",
          "code": "de",
          "english": "snow",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "large sliding mass of snow and ice",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "Schneelawine"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 19 3",
          "code": "de",
          "english": "ice",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "large sliding mass of snow and ice",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "Eislawine"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 19 3",
          "code": "de",
          "english": "ice",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "large sliding mass of snow and ice",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "Gletscherlawine"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 19 3",
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "chionostiváda",
          "sense": "large sliding mass of snow and ice",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "χιονοστιβάδα"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 19 3",
          "code": "ht",
          "lang": "Haitian Creole",
          "sense": "large sliding mass of snow and ice",
          "word": "lavalas"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 19 3",
          "code": "hi",
          "lang": "Hindi",
          "roman": "himaskhalan",
          "sense": "large sliding mass of snow and ice",
          "word": "हिमस्खलन"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 19 3",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "large sliding mass of snow and ice",
          "word": "lavina"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 19 3",
          "code": "is",
          "lang": "Icelandic",
          "sense": "large sliding mass of snow and ice",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "snjóflóð"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 19 3",
          "code": "io",
          "lang": "Ido",
          "sense": "large sliding mass of snow and ice",
          "word": "avalancho"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 19 3",
          "code": "id",
          "lang": "Indonesian",
          "sense": "large sliding mass of snow and ice",
          "word": "salju longsor"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 19 3",
          "code": "iu",
          "lang": "Inuktitut",
          "roman": "aloiqkanaq",
          "sense": "large sliding mass of snow and ice",
          "word": "ᐊᓗᐃᖅᑲᓇᖅ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 19 3",
          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "large sliding mass of snow and ice",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "maidhm shléibhe"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 19 3",
          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "large sliding mass of snow and ice",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "maidhm shneachta"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 19 3",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "large sliding mass of snow and ice",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "valanga"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 19 3",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "large sliding mass of snow and ice",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "slavina"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 19 3",
          "alt": "なだれ",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "nadare",
          "sense": "large sliding mass of snow and ice",
          "word": "雪崩"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 19 3",
          "code": "kk",
          "lang": "Kazakh",
          "roman": "köşkın",
          "sense": "large sliding mass of snow and ice",
          "word": "көшкін"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 19 3",
          "alt": "沙汰",
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "nunsatae",
          "sense": "large sliding mass of snow and ice",
          "word": "눈사태"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 19 3",
          "alt": "雪崩",
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "seolbung",
          "sense": "large sliding mass of snow and ice",
          "tags": [
            "rare"
          ],
          "word": "설붕"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 19 3",
          "code": "kmr",
          "lang": "Northern Kurdish",
          "sense": "large sliding mass of snow and ice",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "aşît"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 19 3",
          "code": "ky",
          "lang": "Kyrgyz",
          "roman": "köckü",
          "sense": "large sliding mass of snow and ice",
          "word": "көчкү"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 19 3",
          "code": "lo",
          "lang": "Lao",
          "roman": "hi ma tha lom",
          "sense": "large sliding mass of snow and ice",
          "word": "ຫິມະຖະຫຼົ່ມ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 19 3",
          "code": "lv",
          "lang": "Latvian",
          "sense": "large sliding mass of snow and ice",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "lavīna"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 19 3",
          "code": "lt",
          "lang": "Lithuanian",
          "sense": "large sliding mass of snow and ice",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "lavina"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 19 3",
          "code": "lb",
          "lang": "Luxembourgish",
          "sense": "large sliding mass of snow and ice",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "Lawin"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 19 3",
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "lavina",
          "sense": "large sliding mass of snow and ice",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "лавина"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 19 3",
          "code": "ms",
          "lang": "Malay",
          "sense": "large sliding mass of snow and ice",
          "word": "salji runtuh"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 19 3",
          "code": "ml",
          "lang": "Malayalam",
          "roman": "himapātaṁ",
          "sense": "large sliding mass of snow and ice",
          "word": "ഹിമപാതം"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 19 3",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "large sliding mass of snow and ice",
          "word": "horonga"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 19 3",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "large sliding mass of snow and ice",
          "word": "horonga huka"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 19 3",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "large sliding mass of snow and ice",
          "word": "horohuka"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 19 3",
          "code": "no",
          "lang": "Norwegian",
          "sense": "large sliding mass of snow and ice",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "lavine"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 19 3",
          "code": "no",
          "lang": "Norwegian",
          "sense": "large sliding mass of snow and ice",
          "word": "snøras"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 19 3",
          "code": "no",
          "lang": "Norwegian",
          "sense": "large sliding mass of snow and ice",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "snøskred"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 19 3",
          "code": "oc",
          "lang": "Occitan",
          "sense": "large sliding mass of snow and ice",
          "word": "avalancha"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 19 3",
          "code": "oc",
          "lang": "Occitan",
          "sense": "large sliding mass of snow and ice",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "lau"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 19 3",
          "code": "ps",
          "lang": "Pashto",
          "roman": "yamãl",
          "sense": "large sliding mass of snow and ice",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "يمال"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 19 3",
          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "roman": "bahman",
          "sense": "large sliding mass of snow and ice",
          "word": "بهمن"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 19 3",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "large sliding mass of snow and ice",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "lawina"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 19 3",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "large sliding mass of snow and ice",
          "tags": [
            "feminine",
            "rare"
          ],
          "word": "awalansza"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 19 3",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "large sliding mass of snow and ice",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "avalanche"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 19 3",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "large sliding mass of snow and ice",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "avalanche"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 19 3",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "large sliding mass of snow and ice",
          "word": "avalanșă"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 19 3",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "large sliding mass of snow and ice",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "lavină"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 19 3",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "lavína",
          "sense": "large sliding mass of snow and ice",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "лави́на"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 19 3",
          "code": "gd",
          "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
          "sense": "large sliding mass of snow and ice",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "maoim-sneachda"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 19 3",
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "large sliding mass of snow and ice",
          "tags": [
            "Cyrillic",
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "у́сов"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 19 3",
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "large sliding mass of snow and ice",
          "tags": [
            "Cyrillic",
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "ла̀вина"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 19 3",
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "large sliding mass of snow and ice",
          "tags": [
            "Cyrillic",
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "сњежна лавина"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 19 3",
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "large sliding mass of snow and ice",
          "tags": [
            "Roman",
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "úsov"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 19 3",
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "large sliding mass of snow and ice",
          "tags": [
            "Roman",
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "làvina"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 19 3",
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "large sliding mass of snow and ice",
          "tags": [
            "Roman",
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "snježna lavina"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 19 3",
          "code": "sk",
          "lang": "Slovak",
          "sense": "large sliding mass of snow and ice",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "lavína"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 19 3",
          "code": "sl",
          "lang": "Slovene",
          "sense": "large sliding mass of snow and ice",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "plaz"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 19 3",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "large sliding mass of snow and ice",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "alud"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 19 3",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "large sliding mass of snow and ice",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "avalancha"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 19 3",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "large sliding mass of snow and ice",
          "tags": [
            "common-gender"
          ],
          "word": "lavin"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 19 3",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "large sliding mass of snow and ice",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "snöskred"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 19 3",
          "code": "tg",
          "lang": "Tajik",
          "roman": "tarma",
          "sense": "large sliding mass of snow and ice",
          "word": "тарма"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 19 3",
          "code": "tg",
          "lang": "Tajik",
          "roman": "bahman",
          "sense": "large sliding mass of snow and ice",
          "word": "баҳман"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 19 3",
          "code": "th",
          "lang": "Thai",
          "roman": "hì-má-tà-lòm",
          "sense": "large sliding mass of snow and ice",
          "word": "หิมะถล่ม"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 19 3",
          "code": "bo",
          "english": "gangs rug",
          "lang": "Tibetan",
          "sense": "large sliding mass of snow and ice",
          "word": "གངས་རུག"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 19 3",
          "code": "bo",
          "english": "gangs rud",
          "lang": "Tibetan",
          "sense": "large sliding mass of snow and ice",
          "word": "གངས་རུད"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 19 3",
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "large sliding mass of snow and ice",
          "word": "çığ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 19 3",
          "code": "tk",
          "lang": "Turkmen",
          "sense": "large sliding mass of snow and ice",
          "word": "gar topalaňy"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 19 3",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "lavýna",
          "sense": "large sliding mass of snow and ice",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "лави́на"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 19 3",
          "code": "ug",
          "lang": "Uyghur",
          "roman": "qar köchüsh",
          "sense": "large sliding mass of snow and ice",
          "word": "قار كۆچۈش"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 19 3",
          "code": "uz",
          "lang": "Uzbek",
          "sense": "large sliding mass of snow and ice",
          "word": "koʻchki"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 19 3",
          "code": "vi",
          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "sense": "large sliding mass of snow and ice",
          "word": "tuyết lở"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 19 3",
          "code": "cy",
          "lang": "Welsh",
          "sense": "large sliding mass of snow and ice",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "eirlithrad"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "33 17 9 9 30 3",
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Snow",
          "orig": "en:Snow",
          "parents": [
            "Water",
            "Weather",
            "Liquids",
            "Atmosphere",
            "Matter",
            "Nature",
            "Chemistry",
            "All topics",
            "Sciences",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A fall of earth, rocks, etc., similar to that of an avalanche of snow or ice."
      ],
      "id": "en-avalanche-en-noun-H7tkG2kZ",
      "links": [
        [
          "fall",
          "fall"
        ],
        [
          "earth",
          "earth"
        ],
        [
          "rock",
          "rock"
        ]
      ],
      "translations": [
        {
          "_dis1": "7 88 5",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "svlačište",
          "sense": "fall of earth, rocks, etc.",
          "word": "свлачище"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "7 88 5",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "shānbēng",
          "sense": "fall of earth, rocks, etc.",
          "word": "山崩"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "7 88 5",
          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "fall of earth, rocks, etc.",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "jordskred"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "7 88 5",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "fall of earth, rocks, etc.",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "lawine"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "7 88 5",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "fall of earth, rocks, etc.",
          "word": "maanvyöry"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "7 88 5",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "fall of earth, rocks, etc.",
          "word": "avalanche"
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      "code": "ast",
      "lang": "Asturian",
      "sense": "large sliding mass of snow and ice",
      "word": "ádiga"
    },
    {
      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "large sliding mass of snow and ice",
      "word": "uçqun"
    },
    {
      "code": "ba",
      "lang": "Bashkir",
      "roman": "küsken",
      "sense": "large sliding mass of snow and ice",
      "word": "күскен"
    },
    {
      "code": "ba",
      "lang": "Bashkir",
      "roman": "qar işelməhe",
      "sense": "large sliding mass of snow and ice",
      "word": "ҡар ишелмәһе"
    },
    {
      "code": "ba",
      "lang": "Bashkir",
      "roman": "şıwışma",
      "sense": "large sliding mass of snow and ice",
      "word": "шыуышма"
    },
    {
      "code": "ba",
      "lang": "Bashkir",
      "roman": "layğı",
      "sense": "large sliding mass of snow and ice",
      "word": "лайғы"
    },
    {
      "code": "eu",
      "lang": "Basque",
      "sense": "large sliding mass of snow and ice",
      "word": "elurrolde"
    },
    {
      "code": "eu",
      "lang": "Basque",
      "sense": "large sliding mass of snow and ice",
      "word": "elur jausi"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "lavína",
      "sense": "large sliding mass of snow and ice",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "лаві́на"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "lavína",
      "sense": "large sliding mass of snow and ice",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "лави́на"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "large sliding mass of snow and ice",
      "word": "allau"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "xuěbēng",
      "sense": "large sliding mass of snow and ice",
      "word": "雪崩"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "large sliding mass of snow and ice",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "lavina"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "large sliding mass of snow and ice",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "lavine"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "large sliding mass of snow and ice",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "sneskred"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "large sliding mass of snow and ice",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "lawine"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "large sliding mass of snow and ice",
      "word": "lavango"
    },
    {
      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "large sliding mass of snow and ice",
      "word": "laviin"
    },
    {
      "code": "fo",
      "lang": "Faroese",
      "sense": "large sliding mass of snow and ice",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "skalvalop"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "large sliding mass of snow and ice",
      "word": "lumivyöry"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "large sliding mass of snow and ice",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "avalanche"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "large sliding mass of snow and ice",
      "word": "avalancha"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "large sliding mass of snow and ice",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "nafreita"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "zvavi",
      "sense": "large sliding mass of snow and ice",
      "word": "ზვავი"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "large sliding mass of snow and ice",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Lawine"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "english": "snow",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "large sliding mass of snow and ice",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Schneelawine"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "english": "ice",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "large sliding mass of snow and ice",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Eislawine"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "english": "ice",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "large sliding mass of snow and ice",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Gletscherlawine"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "chionostiváda",
      "sense": "large sliding mass of snow and ice",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "χιονοστιβάδα"
    },
    {
      "code": "ht",
      "lang": "Haitian Creole",
      "sense": "large sliding mass of snow and ice",
      "word": "lavalas"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "himaskhalan",
      "sense": "large sliding mass of snow and ice",
      "word": "हिमस्खलन"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "large sliding mass of snow and ice",
      "word": "lavina"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "large sliding mass of snow and ice",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "snjóflóð"
    },
    {
      "code": "io",
      "lang": "Ido",
      "sense": "large sliding mass of snow and ice",
      "word": "avalancho"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "large sliding mass of snow and ice",
      "word": "salju longsor"
    },
    {
      "code": "iu",
      "lang": "Inuktitut",
      "roman": "aloiqkanaq",
      "sense": "large sliding mass of snow and ice",
      "word": "ᐊᓗᐃᖅᑲᓇᖅ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "large sliding mass of snow and ice",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "maidhm shléibhe"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "large sliding mass of snow and ice",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "maidhm shneachta"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "large sliding mass of snow and ice",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "valanga"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "large sliding mass of snow and ice",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "slavina"
    },
    {
      "alt": "なだれ",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "nadare",
      "sense": "large sliding mass of snow and ice",
      "word": "雪崩"
    },
    {
      "code": "kk",
      "lang": "Kazakh",
      "roman": "köşkın",
      "sense": "large sliding mass of snow and ice",
      "word": "көшкін"
    },
    {
      "alt": "沙汰",
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "nunsatae",
      "sense": "large sliding mass of snow and ice",
      "word": "눈사태"
    },
    {
      "alt": "雪崩",
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "seolbung",
      "sense": "large sliding mass of snow and ice",
      "tags": [
        "rare"
      ],
      "word": "설붕"
    },
    {
      "code": "kmr",
      "lang": "Northern Kurdish",
      "sense": "large sliding mass of snow and ice",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "aşît"
    },
    {
      "code": "ky",
      "lang": "Kyrgyz",
      "roman": "köckü",
      "sense": "large sliding mass of snow and ice",
      "word": "көчкү"
    },
    {
      "code": "lo",
      "lang": "Lao",
      "roman": "hi ma tha lom",
      "sense": "large sliding mass of snow and ice",
      "word": "ຫິມະຖະຫຼົ່ມ"
    },
    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "large sliding mass of snow and ice",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "lavīna"
    },
    {
      "code": "lt",
      "lang": "Lithuanian",
      "sense": "large sliding mass of snow and ice",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "lavina"
    },
    {
      "code": "lb",
      "lang": "Luxembourgish",
      "sense": "large sliding mass of snow and ice",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Lawin"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "lavina",
      "sense": "large sliding mass of snow and ice",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "лавина"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "large sliding mass of snow and ice",
      "word": "salji runtuh"
    },
    {
      "code": "ml",
      "lang": "Malayalam",
      "roman": "himapātaṁ",
      "sense": "large sliding mass of snow and ice",
      "word": "ഹിമപാതം"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "large sliding mass of snow and ice",
      "word": "horonga"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "large sliding mass of snow and ice",
      "word": "horonga huka"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "large sliding mass of snow and ice",
      "word": "horohuka"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "large sliding mass of snow and ice",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "lavine"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "large sliding mass of snow and ice",
      "word": "snøras"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "large sliding mass of snow and ice",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "snøskred"
    },
    {
      "code": "oc",
      "lang": "Occitan",
      "sense": "large sliding mass of snow and ice",
      "word": "avalancha"
    },
    {
      "code": "oc",
      "lang": "Occitan",
      "sense": "large sliding mass of snow and ice",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "lau"
    },
    {
      "code": "ps",
      "lang": "Pashto",
      "roman": "yamãl",
      "sense": "large sliding mass of snow and ice",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "يمال"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "bahman",
      "sense": "large sliding mass of snow and ice",
      "word": "بهمن"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "large sliding mass of snow and ice",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "lawina"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "large sliding mass of snow and ice",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "rare"
      ],
      "word": "awalansza"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "large sliding mass of snow and ice",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "avalanche"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "large sliding mass of snow and ice",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "avalanche"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "large sliding mass of snow and ice",
      "word": "avalanșă"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "large sliding mass of snow and ice",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "lavină"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "lavína",
      "sense": "large sliding mass of snow and ice",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "лави́на"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "large sliding mass of snow and ice",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "maoim-sneachda"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "large sliding mass of snow and ice",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "у́сов"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "large sliding mass of snow and ice",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ла̀вина"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "large sliding mass of snow and ice",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "сњежна лавина"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "large sliding mass of snow and ice",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "úsov"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "large sliding mass of snow and ice",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "làvina"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "large sliding mass of snow and ice",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "snježna lavina"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "large sliding mass of snow and ice",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "lavína"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "large sliding mass of snow and ice",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "plaz"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "large sliding mass of snow and ice",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "alud"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "large sliding mass of snow and ice",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "avalancha"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "large sliding mass of snow and ice",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "lavin"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "large sliding mass of snow and ice",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "snöskred"
    },
    {
      "code": "tg",
      "lang": "Tajik",
      "roman": "tarma",
      "sense": "large sliding mass of snow and ice",
      "word": "тарма"
    },
    {
      "code": "tg",
      "lang": "Tajik",
      "roman": "bahman",
      "sense": "large sliding mass of snow and ice",
      "word": "баҳман"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "hì-má-tà-lòm",
      "sense": "large sliding mass of snow and ice",
      "word": "หิมะถล่ม"
    },
    {
      "code": "bo",
      "english": "gangs rug",
      "lang": "Tibetan",
      "sense": "large sliding mass of snow and ice",
      "word": "གངས་རུག"
    },
    {
      "code": "bo",
      "english": "gangs rud",
      "lang": "Tibetan",
      "sense": "large sliding mass of snow and ice",
      "word": "གངས་རུད"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "large sliding mass of snow and ice",
      "word": "çığ"
    },
    {
      "code": "tk",
      "lang": "Turkmen",
      "sense": "large sliding mass of snow and ice",
      "word": "gar topalaňy"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "lavýna",
      "sense": "large sliding mass of snow and ice",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "лави́на"
    },
    {
      "code": "ug",
      "lang": "Uyghur",
      "roman": "qar köchüsh",
      "sense": "large sliding mass of snow and ice",
      "word": "قار كۆچۈش"
    },
    {
      "code": "uz",
      "lang": "Uzbek",
      "sense": "large sliding mass of snow and ice",
      "word": "koʻchki"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "large sliding mass of snow and ice",
      "word": "tuyết lở"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "large sliding mass of snow and ice",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "eirlithrad"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "svlačište",
      "sense": "fall of earth, rocks, etc.",
      "word": "свлачище"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "shānbēng",
      "sense": "fall of earth, rocks, etc.",
      "word": "山崩"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "fall of earth, rocks, etc.",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "jordskred"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "fall of earth, rocks, etc.",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "lawine"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "fall of earth, rocks, etc.",
      "word": "maanvyöry"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "fall of earth, rocks, etc.",
      "word": "avalanche"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "fall of earth, rocks, etc.",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "nafreita"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "fall of earth, rocks, etc.",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "laredo"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "fall of earth, rocks, etc.",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "entullada"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "fall of earth, rocks, etc.",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Lawine"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "katolísthisi",
      "sense": "fall of earth, rocks, etc.",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "κατολίσθηση"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "mapólet",
      "sense": "fall of earth, rocks, etc.",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "מַפֹּלֶת"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "fall of earth, rocks, etc.",
      "word": "longsor"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "fall of earth, rocks, etc.",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "frana"
    },
    {
      "alt": "やまくずれ",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "yamakuzure",
      "sense": "fall of earth, rocks, etc.",
      "word": "山崩れ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ckb",
      "lang": "Central Kurdish",
      "roman": "heres",
      "sense": "fall of earth, rocks, etc.",
      "word": "ھەرەس"
    },
    {
      "code": "kmr",
      "lang": "Northern Kurdish",
      "sense": "fall of earth, rocks, etc.",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "aşît"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "odron",
      "sense": "fall of earth, rocks, etc.",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "одрон"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "svlečište",
      "sense": "fall of earth, rocks, etc.",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "свлечиште"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "fall of earth, rocks, etc.",
      "word": "horo"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
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      "sense": "fall of earth, rocks, etc.",
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      "code": "fa",
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          "text": "Whenever the stage stopped to change horses, we would wake up, and try to recollect where we were—[…] We began to get into country, now, threaded here and there with little streams. These had high, steep banks on each side, and every time we flew down one bank and scrambled up the other, our party inside got mixed somewhat. First we would all be down in a pile at the forward end of the stage, nearly in a sitting posture, and in a second we would shoot to the other end, and stand on our heads. […] ¶ Every time we avalanched from one end of the stage to the other, the Unabridged Dictionary would come too; and every time it came it damaged somebody.",
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          "ref": "1946, Mervyn Peake, “Blood at Midnight”, in Titus Groan, London: Eyre & Spottiswoode:",
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      "sense": "to come down upon",
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