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applanche en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈæpəlæn(t)ʃ/

Etymology

Blend of apple + avalanche.

Meanings

1. (informal, nonce-word, rare) A large number of apples falling down like an avalanche.
   • The Show of Granny Smiths carries an "Applanche" warning. "Pull one of those babies out and the whole thing goes down," says Coco Vaughan, a Manzo Brothers hawker. 2007 June 18, Stuart Eskenazi, “At 100 years, Pike Place Market holds fast to its character”, in The Seattle Times, archived from the original on 08 Feb 2023:
   • APPLANCHE WARNING!! — PLEASE — DO NOT HANDLE... THANKS 2013 January 2, Don Blattner, Lisa Blattner Howerton, “Nutrition”, in Health, Wellness, and Physical Fitness, Grades 5 - 12, Mark Twain Media, →ISBN, page 44:

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