rockfall en · NOUN
Etymology
From rock + fall.
Meanings
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A quantity of rocks that has fallen from a cliff etc.
A 200-ton rockfall recently blocked the Machynlleth sidings, trapping several locomotives; a rock-slip on the approach embankment to Talerddig required expensive revetting last year; and on the coastal section to Barmouth an 80 foot-high stone revetment was completed some time ago at Friog; [...].
1964 December, Mark Bourne, “The rejuvenation of the Cambrian line”, in Modern Railways, page 390:Design work is now complete on the Parsons Tunnel North programme, which envisages a 209-metre rockfall shelter built from a jack-up barge as there is no road access.
2020 July 15, Andrew Roden, “Network News: COVID-19 delays Dawlish resilience completion”, in Rail, pages 24–25:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| rock fall | alternative | lexicographic | |
| rockfalls | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Relateds
scree · Rock Falls · talus
Synonyms
Translations (12)
de Steinschlag (a quantity of rocks that has fallen from a cliff) · es desprendimiento pétreo (a quantity of rocks that has fallen from a cliff) · nb steinras (a quantity of rocks that has fallen from a cliff) · fi kivivyöry (a quantity of rocks that has fallen from a cliff) · nn steinras (a quantity of rocks that has fallen from a cliff) · hu kőomlás (a quantity of rocks that has fallen from a cliff) · tr heyelan (a quantity of rocks that has fallen from a cliff) · es caída de rocas (a quantity of rocks that has fallen from a cliff) · tr kaya düşmesi (a quantity of rocks that has fallen from a cliff) · ja 崖崩れ (a quantity of rocks that has fallen from a cliff) · ru камнепа́д (a quantity of rocks that has fallen from a cliff) · bg свлачище (a quantity of rocks that has fallen from a cliff)