Earthfall

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A landslide.

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dirtfalllandslidelandslide

Etymology

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

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