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slab avalanche

slab avalanche noun: a type of avalanche during which a cohesive, dense layer of snow (the slab) detaches from a weaker, less stable layer underneath, and slides downwards as a single, large block.

Noun

slab avalanche (plural slab avalanches)

  1. A type of avalanche during which a cohesive, dense layer of snow (the slab) detaches from a weaker, less stable layer underneath, and slides downwards as a single, large block

Forms of slab avalanche

pluralslab avalanches

Questions about slab avalanche

What does slab avalanche mean?
Slab avalanche means a type of avalanche during which a cohesive, dense layer of snow (the slab) detaches from a weaker, less stable layer underneath, and slides downwards as a single, large block.
What part of speech is slab avalanche?
Slab avalanche is a noun.
What is the plural of slab avalanche?
The plural of slab avalanche is slab avalanches.

Words near slab avalanche in the dictionary

  1. sl*ts
  2. sl.
  3. SL4A
  4. SLA
  5. slab
  6. slab avalanche
  7. slab cake
  8. slab cakes
  9. slab cities
  10. slab city
  11. slab hut

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