cloudfall

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noun

The flow of a cloud over a mountain ridge or cliff.

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Meanings

nouncloudfall (plural cloudfalls)

plural cloudfalls

  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.

    1965, Flying Magazine, page 72

Origin

From cloud + fall, modelled after waterfall.

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APA

cloudfall. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cloudfall

MLA

“cloudfall.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cloudfall. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cloudfall,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cloudfall.

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