avalanches
nounHow many syllables in avalanches?
There are 3 syllables in the word avalanches.How to pronounce avalanches:
Definition of avalanches:
- avalanches (noun):
- a fall of large masses of snow and ice down a mountain
- a large mass of snow, ice, earth, rock, or other material in swift motion down a mountainside or over a precipice
Synonyms for avalanches:
avalanche
floods
inundations
landslide
landslides
landslip
mudslides
outflows
rivers
slides
snow-slide
snow-slip
streams
surges
tides
torrents
washouts
waterfalls
Antonyms for avalanches:
dribbles
drips
rivulets
runnels
seepage
trickles
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