English Explanatory Dictionary

earthfall

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A landslide.

Word forms

earthfall earthfalls 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.

Synonyms

dirtfall
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