Definitions
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- noun A
landslide .
Etymologies
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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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Examples
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The saw must be just a few feet under the shallowest part of this earthfall.
Homebody Card, Orson Scott 1998
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Their largely unregulated tunnelling has made the mountainside unstable, government experts say, and heavy rains since last month had saturated the earth on top, triggering the deadly earthfall.
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