snowslide
[ snoh-slahyd ]
noun
an avalanche consisting largely or entirely of snow.
Origin of snowslide
1- Also especially British, snow-slip [snoh-slip]. /ˈsnoʊˌslɪp/.
Words Nearby snowslide
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How to use snowslide in a sentence
Once I knew of a number of wolves and two lions lingering for more than two weeks at the wreckage brought down by a snowslide.
Watched by Wild Animals | Enos A. MillsDeer, elk, and mountain sheep occasionally are caught in deep snow, or are struck by a snowslide.
Watched by Wild Animals | Enos A. MillsAnother time a snowslide tore a big stump out by the roots and disclosed four skunks beneath.
Watched by Wild Animals | Enos A. MillsHe told the Ranger and the doctor about their ride on the snowslide.
Boy Scouts in Glacier Park | Walter Prichard EatonThe only pleasant thing was that there came a tremendously big heavy snowslide right down on the little shoemaker, Jorgen.
What Happened to Inger Johanne | Dikken Zwilgmeyer
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