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icefall |
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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 waterfallice•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 | 1. |  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 |
TranslationsIcefall
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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