Cloudfall
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The flow of a cloud over a mountain ridge or cliff.
"Do not fly on a level with the foehnwall, or cap cloud, which lingers somewhere near the altitude of the mountain crest, and then pours in a cloudfall over the edge."
Example
More examples"Do not fly on a level with the foehnwall, or cap cloud, which lingers somewhere near the altitude of the mountain crest, and then pours in a cloudfall over the edge."
Etymology
From cloud + fall, modelled after waterfall.
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