snowslides

noun

plural of snowslide
as in landslides
a large mass of snow descending from a high place They closed off part of the mountain to skiing due to a snowslide.

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  1. landslides
  2. floods
  3. slides
Noun
  • The Philippines is among the countries most exposed to powerful typhoons, some 20 of which lash the archipelago every year, causing considerable damage and casualties due to floods and landslides.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 7 Sep. 2026
  • The hurricane, with maximum sustained winds of 110 mph, posed a risk to all the major islands due to the possibility of heavy rains and landslides, forecasters warned.
    — Phil Helsel, NBC news, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of landslides
Noun
  • The record may come as no surprise after a summer marked by extreme weather, from wildfires to floods, and on the cusp of what scientists believe will be a historic El Niño.
    — Mary Randolph, Scientific American, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Each El Niño seems to include some unexpected results, especially regarding where droughts and floods appear.
    — Steven Paton, The Conversation, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of floods
Noun
  • Within footwear alone, pumps, slides, sandals, slingbacks and more have all gotten the pierced treatment.
    — Katie Abel, Footwear News, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Some express a pained desire for the return of the PowerPoint slides.
    — Dónal Gill, The Dial, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of slides
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