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applanches

applanches is the plural of applanche.

Meaning of applanche

Noun

applanche (plural applanches)

  1. (informal, nonce-word, rare) A large number of apples falling down like an avalanche.
    • The Show of Granny Smiths carries an "Applanche" warning. "Pull one of those babies out and the whole thing goes down," says Coco Vaughan, a Manzo Brothers hawker.2007 June 18, Stuart Eskenazi, “At 100 years, Pike Place Market holds fast to its character”, in The Seattle Times, archived from the original on 08 Feb 2023

Questions about applanches

What is applanches the plural of?
Applanches is the plural of applanche.

Words near applanches in the dictionary

  1. applanation
  2. applanations
  3. applanator
  4. applanators
  5. applanche
  6. applanches
  7. applaud
  8. applaud to the echo
  9. applaudable
  10. applaudably
  11. applaudatory

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