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Categories: Mountaineering disasters, Hazard scales, Wikipedia articles incorporating a citation from the 1911 Encyclopaedia Britannica with Wikisource reference, Accidents, Weather hazards
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avalanche  snowslide  avalanche hazard  avalanche research  avalanches
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A slide of large masses of snow and ice and mud down a mountain WordNet 3.0
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A slide of large masses of snow and ice and mud down a mountain WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
An avalanche is a rapid flow of snow down a slope, such as a hill or mountain. Wikipedia
Cascade of snow down a slope. Wikipedia Disambiguation
Sudden, drastic flow of snow down a steep slope Wikidata
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Great quantity of ice or snow that falls down suddenly from a mountain slope while increasing in volume and speed. OmegaWiki
An avalanche of relatively pure snow; some rock and earth material may also be carried downward. OmegaWiki
A large mass or body of snow and ice sliding swiftly down a mountain side, or falling down a precipice. Wiktionary
Large sliding mass of snow and ice. Wiktionary (translation)
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