rutschblock

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noun

A wide block of snow that is isolated from the rest of a slope and progressively loaded in order to judge stability and the risk of avalanche.

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Meanings

nounrutschblock (plural rutschblocks)

plural rutschblocks

  1. A wide block of snow that is isolated from the rest of a slope and progressively loaded in order to judge stability and the risk of avalanche.

Origin

  1. GermanRutschblock
  2. Englishrutschblock

From German Rutschblock, from rutschen (“to slide”) + Block (“block”).

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APA

rutschblock. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rutschblock

MLA

“rutschblock.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rutschblock. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “rutschblock,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rutschblock.

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