snowslide

noun

snow·slide | \ ˈsnō-ˌslīd

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Definition of snowslide

: an avalanche of snow

Examples of snowslide in a Sentence

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The snowslide came tumbling down from 7,900 feet above sea level, to an area about 7,000 feet above sea level, where the snowboarders were killed. — BenoÎt Morenne, New York Times, "Avalanche in French Alps Kills 4 Snowboarders," 13 Feb. 2017 Ms. Parete and her children are relatives of one of the two people who escaped seconds before the snowslide buried the hotel. — Elisabetta Povoledo, New York Times, "Italy Cheers as Boy Pulled From Rubble of Avalanche, Along With Others," 20 Jan. 2017

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