earthfall

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noun

A landslide.

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dirtfall
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Meanings

nounearthfall (plural earthfalls)

plural earthfalls · alternative earth-fall

  1. A landslide.

    Synonyms: dirtfall

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA landslide.

Similar
dirtfall
Also see
landslide

Origin

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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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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