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icefall

American  
[ahys-fawl] / ˈaɪsˌfɔl /

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.

icefall British  
/ ˈaɪsˌfɔːl /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of icefall

First recorded in 1810–20; ice + fall

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