Definition of "icefall" [ice•fall]

• The part of a glacier resembling a frozen waterfall that flows down a steep slope. (noun)
• An avalanche of ice. (noun)

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• "The icefall was a maze of crevasses and teetering seracs."
• "The icefall created waves as tall as 11.5 feet, which swept up and down the lake for 30 minutes."
• "Keith documented the icefall that claimed one of the Sherpas."