icefall

ice·fall

I0009200 (īs′fôl′)n.1. The part of a glacier resembling a frozen waterfall that flows down a steep slope.2. An avalanche of ice.

icefall

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

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]

Thesaurus

Noun

icefall - a steep part of a glacier resembling a frozen waterfallglacier - a slowly moving mass of iceice - the frozen part of a body of water

Translations

Icefall

icefall

[′īs ‚fȯl] (hydrology) That portion of a glacier where a sudden steepening of descent causes a chaotic breaking up of the ice. Also known as ice cascade.

Icefall

the section of a glacier that is broken by deep fissures into separate blocks of varying shape and size. Icefalls form on the site of steep declivities in the longitudinal profile of the glacier bed, where there is an increase in the rate of the ice’s movement, resulting in crevasses.

icefall

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Words related to icefall

noun a steep part of a glacier resembling a frozen waterfall

Related Words

glacier
ice

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