Hailstorm vs Avalanche - What's the difference?

hailstorm | avalanche |


As nouns the difference between hailstorm and avalanche

is that hailstorm is an alternative spelling of lang=en while avalanche is a large mass or body of snow and ice sliding swiftly down a mountain side, or falling down a precipice.

As a verb avalanche is

to descend like an avalanche.

Other Comparisons: What's the difference?

hailstorm

English

Alternative forms

* hail storm

Noun

(en noun)

    • avalanche

    English

    (wikipedia avalanche) (Webster 1913)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A large mass or body of snow and ice sliding swiftly down a mountain side, or falling down a precipice.
  • A fall of earth, rocks, etc., similar to that of an avalanche of snow or ice.
  • A sudden, great, or irresistible descent or influx of anything.
  • Anything like an avalanche in suddenness and overwhelming quantity (like a barrage, blitz, etc).

    • Synonyms

    * snowslide, snowslip

    Verb

    (avalanch)
  • To descend like an avalanche.
  • To come down upon; to overwhelm.
    • The shelf broke and the boxes avalanched the workers.

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