avalanche

/ˈævəlɑːnʃ/ noun [C]

Translation

› when a large amount of snow falls down the side of a mountain

çığ

1510

an avalanche of sth › a sudden, large amount of something, usually more than you can deal with

çığ gibi olmak, çığ gibi gelmek, bir şeyin ani artışı, ortaya çıkışı

an avalanche of mail1812

(Definition of avalanche noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

describes a story that is probably not true although often told and believed by some people to have...

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