icefall

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈaɪsˌfɔːl/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(īsfôl′)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
ice•fall  (īsfôl′),USA pronunciation n. 
  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.
  • ice + fall 1810–20

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
icefall / ˈaɪsˌfɔːl/
  1. a very steep part of a glacier that has deep crevasses and resembles a frozen waterfall

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