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icefall

/ˈaɪs.fɔːl/

Tradução: Trecho íngreme de uma geleira, frequentemente coberto de fissuras, que lembra uma cachoeira congelada, formado pelo movimento do gelo sobre terreno irregular.

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noun

C1formalcommonscientific/ˈaɪs.fɔːl/

A steep, often crevassed section of a glacier that resembles a frozen waterfall, formed by the movement of ice over uneven terrain.

  • 🇵🇹Trecho íngreme de uma geleira, frequentemente coberto de fissuras, que lembra uma cachoeira congelada, formado pelo movimento do gelo sobre terreno irregular.
  1. Glacial feature C1 formal

    A steep, often chaotic section of a glacier where the ice flows over a drop in the underlying terrain, resembling a frozen waterfall.

    • The mountaineers carefully navigated the treacherous icefall.
    • The Khumbu Icefall is one of the most dangerous parts of the Everest climb.
    • From a distance, the icefall looked like a river of ice frozen mid-plunge.

    🇵🇹Queda de gelo glacial

  • icefalls plural form
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  • icefall's possessive singular form