earthfall

English

Alternative forms

  • earth-fall

Etymology

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

Noun

earthfall (plural earthfalls)

  1. A landslide.
    Synonym: dirtfall

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