earthfall

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English

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Etymology

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From earth +‎ fall. Cognate with Old Frisian irthfal, erthfel, erdfal, German Erdfall (“a sinkhole”), Danish jordfald, Swedish jordfall, Icelandic jarðfall. Compare waterfall.

Noun

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earthfall (plural earthfalls)

  1. A landslide.
    Synonym: dirtfall

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