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ice·fall

(īs′fôl′)

1. The part of a glacier resembling a frozen waterfall that flows down a steep slope.

2. An avalanche of ice.

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icefall

(ˈaɪsˌfɔːl)

(Physical Geography) a very steep part of a glacier that has deep crevasses and resembles a frozen waterfall

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ice•fall

(ˈaɪsˌfɔl)

n.

1. a jumbled mass of ice in a glacier.

2. a falling of ice from a glacier, iceberg, etc.

[1810–20]

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icefall - a steep part of a glacier resembling a frozen waterfall

glacier - a slowly moving mass of ice

ice - the frozen part of a body of water

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icefall

[ˈaɪsˌfɔːl] n → seraccata

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