Avalanched

/ˈæv.ə.lænʃt/ verb

Past tense of avalanche: to fall or descend rapidly in large quantities, like snow tumbling down a mountainside.

From 'avalanche' (from French 'avalanche,' possibly from Romansh 'lavantcha' or Savoyard dialect) plus the past tense suffix '-ed.' The noun 'avalanche' entered English in the 18th century from Alpine regions.

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