cloudfall

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

Noun

  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.

Forms

cloudfalls