Avalanche and Flow

Avalanche

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

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

Flow noun - The motion characteristic of fluids (liquids or gases).

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Avalanche and flow are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Avalanche" instead a noun "Flow".

Nearby Words: flowing, flowed

fast	fast avalanche	fast flow
liquid	liquid avalanche	liquid flow
heavy	heavy avalanche	heavy flow
actual	actual avalanche	actual flow
Other adjectives: entire, massive, great, little, giant.

A pyroclastic flow is an avalanche of hot gas and rock produced by a volcano.

Source: Advancing Wall of Doom
Supervolcano: When the Yellowstone caldera erupts, the scientists monitoring the impending eruption realize to their horror that the pyroclastic flow (basically an extremely fast avalanche of burning ash and rock) is coming for them.

Source: Outrun the Fireball

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