Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun An avalanche of snow.
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- noun An
avalanche ofsnow
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Examples
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Back near Cisco, a snowslide knocked out a trestle bridge and caused a blockade.
Nothing Like It in the World The Men Who Built the Transcontinental Railroad 1863-1869 STEPHEN E. AMBROSE 2000
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Back near Cisco, a snowslide knocked out a trestle bridge and caused a blockade.
Nothing Like It in the World The Men Who Built the Transcontinental Railroad 1863-1869 STEPHEN E. AMBROSE 2000
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J. O. Wilder, a young surveyor,* wrote, There was one large snowslide at Camp 4, where there were two gangs of Chinese for Tunnels 11 and 12, also a gang of culvert men.
Nothing Like It in the World The Men Who Built the Transcontinental Railroad 1863-1869 STEPHEN E. AMBROSE 2000
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J. O. Wilder, a young surveyor,* wrote, There was one large snowslide at Camp 4, where there were two gangs of Chinese for Tunnels 11 and 12, also a gang of culvert men.
Nothing Like It in the World The Men Who Built the Transcontinental Railroad 1863-1869 STEPHEN E. AMBROSE 2000
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It was no bluff; the creature could set off a snowslide in a moment.
Phaze Doubt Anthony, Piers 1990
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It was no bluff; the creature could set off a snowslide in a moment.
Phaze Doubt Anthony, Piers 1990
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It was like being lowered into a tremendous bowl, whose sides were so steep our every motion threatened to start a snowslide that could bury the foal.
Blue Adept Anthony, Piers 1981
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Her passage started a separate snowslide that developed into a minor avalanche.
Split Infinity Anthony, Piers 1980
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On out through another snowbank-and now they were on a long snowslide on the north side of the range.
Split Infinity Anthony, Piers 1980
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Her passage started a separate snowslide that developed into a minor avalanche.
Split Infinity Anthony, Piers 1980
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