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icefall

Syllabification: (ice·fall)
Pronunciation: /ˈīsˌfôl/
Definition of icefall

noun

  • 1a steep part of a glacier that looks like a frozen waterfall.
  • 2a fall of loose ice; an avalanche of ice.

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