bergfalln.
/ˈbəːɡfɔːl/ The ruinous fall of a mountain peak or crag, an avalanche of stones.
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1856 J. Ruskin Mod. Painters IV. 180 Terrific and fantastic forms of precipice; not altogether without danger, as has been fearfully demonstrated by many a ‘bergfall’ among the limestone groups of the Alps.
1862 Peaks, Passes, & Glac. II. x. 202 It is the wildest scene of desolation I ever saw; the celebrated bergfall of the Diablerets cannot at all compare with it.
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