Cloudfall

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 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."

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"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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