English edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from French éboulement.

Noun edit

éboulement (plural éboulements)

  1. A mass of debris or shingle.
  2. The falling in of the wall of a fortification.
  3. A landslide or landslip.

Quotations edit

French edit

Etymology edit

From ébouler (to crumble; to collapse) +‎ -ment.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

éboulement m (plural éboulements)

  1. crumbling (act, instance of crumbling)
  2. landslide

Further reading edit