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rutschblock

rutschblock 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.

Noun

rutschblock (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.

Forms of rutschblock

pluralrutschblocks

Origin of rutschblock

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

Questions about rutschblock

What does rutschblock mean?
Rutschblock means 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.
What part of speech is rutschblock?
Rutschblock is a noun.
What is the plural of rutschblock?
The plural of rutschblock is rutschblocks.

Words near rutschblock in the dictionary

  1. Rutog
  2. Rutooro
  3. rutoside
  4. ruts
  5. rutsch
  6. rutschblock
  7. rutschblocks
  8. rutsched
  9. rutsches
  10. rutsching
  11. rutstroemiaceous

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