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icefall
[
ahys
-fawl
]
ice·fall
/
ˈaɪsˌfɔl
/
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[
ahys
-fawl
]
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noun
1.
a jumbled mass of
ice
in a glacier.
2.
a mass of
ice
overhanging a precipice.
3.
a
falling
of
ice
from a glacier, iceberg, etc.
Origin:
1810–20;
ice
+
fall
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icefall
(ˈaɪsˌfɔːl)
—
n
a very steep part of a glacier that has deep crevasses and resembles a frozen waterfall
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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