avalanche
n//ˈævəlæn(t)ʃ//lavin, snöskred, jordskred, ras, skred, falla, rasa ner
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.
(by extension) A sudden, great, or irresistible descent or influx; anything like an avalanche in suddenness and overwhelming quantity.
(transitive) To come down upon; to overwhelm.