snowslide

[ snoh-slahyd ]
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noun
  1. an avalanche consisting largely or entirely of snow.

Origin of snowslide

1
An Americanism dating back to 1835–45; snow + slide
  • Also especially British, snow-slip [snoh-slip]. /ˈsnoʊˌslɪp/.

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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. Mills
  • Deer, elk, and mountain sheep occasionally are caught in deep snow, or are struck by a snowslide.

    Watched by Wild Animals | Enos A. Mills
  • Another time a snowslide tore a big stump out by the roots and disclosed four skunks beneath.

    Watched by Wild Animals | Enos A. Mills
  • He told the Ranger and the doctor about their ride on the snowslide.

    Boy Scouts in Glacier Park | Walter Prichard Eaton
  • The 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