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die Dachlawine (-n)
   mass of snow and/or ice falling off a roof (lit. “roof avalanche”)

Dachlawine beschädigt Straßenbahn: Herabstürzende Schnee- und Eisbrocken haben am Montag in Leipzig eine Straßenbahn beschädigt.
“Roof avalanche” damages streetcar: Snow and chunks of ice crashing down from a roof damaged a streetcar in Leipzig on Monday.
Dachlawinen sorgen für Gefahr am Hauptbahnhof.
Incidents of snow falling off the roof are causing a dangerous situation at the main train station [in Berlin].
Wird ein parkendes Auto von einer Dachlawine beschädigt, haftet in der Regel nicht der Hauseigentümer für den Schaden.
If a car is damaged by snow falling off a roof while parking, the building owner is not, as a rule, liable for damages.

Related:
die Lawine avalanche
lawinenartig like an avalanche

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