Avalanche wind
the wind that is created in front of an avalanche.
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- Avalon
an island, represented as an earthly paradise in the western seas, to which King Arthur and other heroes were carried at death. Contemporary Examples In The Fall of Arthur, when Tolkien writes of Avalon, he means that same elvish island. Tolkien’s Unfinished Epic: ‘The Fall of Arthur’ John Garth May 22, 2013 Historical Examples And […]
- Avalokitesvara
a male Bodhisattva, widely revered and identified with various persons and gods. Historical Examples For example, the power of Avalokitesvara was separated from his protecting care and providence. The Religions of Japan William Elliot Griffis Probably it refers to the legendary birth of their chief saint, Avalokitesvara, who is said to have been born of […]
- Avalon peninsula
a peninsula in SE Newfoundland, in E Canada: surrounded on three sides by the Atlantic Ocean. About 3579 sq. mi. (9270 sq. km). noun a large peninsula of Newfoundland, between Trinity and Placentia Bays. Area: about 10 000 sq km (4000 sq miles)
- Avalon/common lisp
avalon/common lisp language A LISP dialect available as a prototype only. [“Reliable Distributed Computing with Avalon/Common LISP”, S.M. Clamen et al, CMU-CS-89-186 and Proc Intl Conf on Computer Languages, Mar 1990]. (2002-02-03)
- Avant
French, literally “before,” in various terms borrowed into English, corresponding to Italian avanti, both from Latin abante, a compound of ab “from” (see ab-) and ante “before” (see ante). Contemporary Examples avant Garde became the font du jour and Helvetica continued its ride to the top. Eight Best Bits of John Taylor’s Duran Duran Tell-All […]