paravalanche
French, noun\pa.ʁa.va.lɑ̃ʃ\
paravalanche is spelled P-A-R-A-V-A-L-A-N-C-H-E (12 letters). Paravalanche is a French masculine noun meaning “snow fence” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Dispositif placé dans un couloir d’avalanches afin d’empêcher l’avalanche de faire des dégâts humains et…”.
What does paravalanche mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinesnow fence
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Dispositif placé dans un couloir d’avalanches afin d’empêcher l’avalanche de faire des dégâts humains et matériels en aval.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of paravalanche
- paravalanches plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce paravalanche?
- \pa.ʁa.va.lɑ̃ʃ\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.