icefall

[ ahys-fawl ]

noun
  1. a jumbled mass of ice in a glacier.

  2. a mass of ice overhanging a precipice.

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

Origin of icefall

1
First recorded in 1810–20; ice + fall

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British Dictionary definitions for icefall

icefall

/ (ˈaɪsˌfɔːl) /


noun
  1. a very steep part of a glacier that has deep crevasses and resembles a frozen waterfall

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