Avalanche and Cataclysm

Avalanche

Avalanche noun - A slide of large masses of snow and ice and mud down a mountain.

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Cataclysm and avalanche are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Cataclysm" instead a noun "Avalanche".

Cataclysm noun - A great flow of water or of something that overwhelms.

Usage example: an ancient cataclysm that may have been the basis for the Flood described in the Bible

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Avalanche and cataclysm are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Avalanche" instead a noun "Cataclysm".

Nearby Word: cataclysmic

massive	massive avalanche	massive cataclysm
huge	huge avalanche	huge cataclysm
impending	impending avalanche	impending cataclysm
giant	giant avalanche	giant cataclysm
Other adjectives: ensuing, devastating.

Cataclysm Climax: The avalanche at the end of the play, set off by a gunshot from Gerd.

Source: Theatre / Brand
Cataclysm Climax: Like Brand, this also ends with an avalanche.

Source: Theatre / When We Dead Awaken

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