1
: a frozen waterfall
2
: the mass of usually jagged blocks into which a glacier may break when it moves down a steep declivity
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Clear walls offer uninterrupted views of glacial icefalls and the shimmering frozen lake just outside, giving guests the ultimate front-row seat to nature’s icy masterpiece.
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Jordi Lippe-McGraw, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
British climber Daniel Paterson and his Nepali guide, Pas Tenji Sherpa, also remain missing after their expedition was hit on Tuesday by icefall on Everest's northern slope.
—Emma Ogao, ABC News, 23 May 2024
Palazzo Parigi also treats guests to one of the largest spas in Milan and boasts a stunning indoor swimming pool, a Finnish sauna, a hammam, a hot tub, and an icefall (the equivalent of an ice plunge).
—Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure, 9 May 2024
In 1981, 11 people died in an icefall during a climb guided in part by Peter.
—Alex Traub, New York Times, 5 Apr. 2024
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Jordi Lippe-McGraw, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
British climber Daniel Paterson and his Nepali guide, Pas Tenji Sherpa, also remain missing after their expedition was hit on Tuesday by icefall on Everest's northern slope.
—Emma Ogao, ABC News, 23 May 2024
Palazzo Parigi also treats guests to one of the largest spas in Milan and boasts a stunning indoor swimming pool, a Finnish sauna, a hammam, a hot tub, and an icefall (the equivalent of an ice plunge).
—Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure, 9 May 2024
In 1981, 11 people died in an icefall during a climb guided in part by Peter.
—Alex Traub, New York Times, 5 Apr. 2024
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“Icefall.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/icefall. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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