- icefall ice·fall n
- ['aɪsˌfɔːl]
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Icefall — Ice fall , n. A frozen waterfall, or mass of ice resembling a frozen waterfall. Coleridge. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
icefall — ice•fall [[t]ˈaɪsˌfɔl[/t]] n. 1) geo a jumbled mass of ice in a glacier 2) geo a falling of ice from a glacier, iceberg, etc • Etymology: 1810–20 … From formal English to slang
icefall — /uys fawl /, 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. [1810 20; ICE + FALL] * * * … Universalium
Khumbu Icefall — The Khumbu Icefall is an icefall at the head of the Khumbu Glacier.The icefall is found at 5,486 metres (18,000 feet) on the Nepali slopes of Mount Everest not far above Base Camp and southwest of the summit. The icefall is regarded as one of the … Wikipedia
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Sandur — For other uses, see Sandur (disambiguation). Skeiðarársandur in Iceland, viewed from its eastern margin at the terminus of Svínafellsjökull glacier A sandur (plural sandar) is a glacial outwash plain formed of sediments deposited by meltwater at… … Wikipedia
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Everest, Mount — Tibetan Chomolungma Nepali Sagarmatha Peak on the crest of the Himalayas, southern Asia. The highest point on Earth, with a summit at 29,035 ft (8,850 m), it lies on the border between Nepal and Tibet (China). Numerous attempts to climb Everest… … Universalium
