avalanched
Buried in snowslide
Avalanched is the past tense of avalanche, meaning to descend or overwhelm like a snow slide.
Snow or debris avalanches down a slope.
Figuratively, things come in overwhelming quantities: Messages avalanched into her inbox.
The books avalanched off the shelf when she pulled one out.
Overwhelmed by quantity
- overwhelmedDefeated by sheer volume
- floodedCovered with water
- delugedOverwhelmed by abundance
- swampedOverwhelmed beyond capacity
buried · engulfed · bombarded · barraged · cascaded · poured · surged · torrented
Placed beneath earth
- engulfedCompletely swallowed up
- smotheredDeprived of air
- swept awayRemoved by force
- powderFine dry particles
whiteout · debris field · runout · slab · cornice · chute · gully · backcountry
Placed beneath earth
- trappedUnable to escape
- victimsThose who suffer harm
- casualtiesThose killed or wounded
- fatalitiesLosses of life
survivors · rescue · search · recovery · evacuation · emergency · tragedy · catastrophe
inundated
Overwhelmed by quantity
- overwhelmedDefeated by sheer volume
- floodedCovered with water
- delugedOverwhelmed by abundance
swamped · buried · engulfed · bombarded · barraged · cascaded · poured · surged · torrented · crashed
buried
Placed beneath earth
- engulfedCompletely swallowed up
- smotheredDeprived of air
- swept awayRemoved by force
powder · whiteout · debris field · runout · slab · cornice · chute · gully · backcountry · out-of-bounds
buried
Placed beneath earth
- trappedUnable to escape
- victimsThose who suffer harm
- casualtiesThose killed or wounded
fatalities · survivors · rescue · search · recovery · evacuation · emergency · tragedy · catastrophe · devastation
mountain
Tall natural landmass
terrain · backcountry · couloir · ridge · glacier · snowfield · high-altitude · ski · snowboard · mountaineering
avalanchedstayed put
Continued in place
accumulated · built up · stabilized · stood fast · gathered
- avalanche dangerSnowslide threat rating
- avalanche zoneSnow-collapse danger region
- avalanche warningNotice of sliding snow risk
- avalanche dogCanine finding snow-buried victims
- electron avalancheMultiplicative ionization cascade
- avalanche beaconSnow burial locator device