🇬🇧🇪🇸 avalanche - avalancha : English Lesson
noun
Meaning of "avalanche" ("avalancha"), detailed definition, and a short video lesson below.
An avalanche is when a huge amount of snow, ice, and sometimes rocks suddenly breaks loose high on a mountain and rushes down the slope very fast, like a giant, roaring white wave.
My closet is so messy that if I open the door too fast, I might start an avalanche of socks and be buried until dinner.
Grandpa opened the fridge and started an avalanche of leftovers, including something that might have been soup in 2019.
There was an avalanche of popcorn in the kitchen after Dad forgot to put the lid on the pot—popcorn everywhere, including his hair.
In my dream, an avalanche of marshmallows came down the mountain, and everyone survived because we just ate our way out.
A real avalanche can travel faster than a car—over 80 miles (130 km) per hour—so rescuers use loud booms or even explosives to safely trigger small avalanches before big dangerous ones can form.
On the ridge, a group hears a deep crack. An avalanche breaks loose, white and loud, sweeping the slope. The avalanche chases them; boots pound and poles fly. A small avalanche swallows trail and hides a small hut. After the avalanche stops, hands dig fast; a cough, a face, then cheers — the avalanche did not take everyone.
🧑🎓 CEFR Level: C2 Proficient
This word is at the C2 level, which means it represents the highest mastery of English. It’s often used in specialized or highly formal contexts and helps you communicate with precision and subtlety, much like a native speaker.
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