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noun
A relatively rapid and turbulent flow of ice, somewhat analogous to a waterfall.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
a steep part of a glacier resembling a frozen waterfall
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: ice
History
From ice + fall, modelled after waterfall.
Across languages
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