# rutschblock

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
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.

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

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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