rockfall

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rockfall^¹

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From rock + fall.

noun rockfalls · rock fall

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; [...].
Similar: rockslide

Rockfall^²

proper noun

A village in the town of Middlefield, Middlesex County, Connecticut, United States.

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noun a quantity of rocks that has fallen from a cliff

Español	desprendimiento pétreo, caída de rocas
日本語	崖崩れ gakekuzure
Deutsch	Steinschlag
Русский	камнепа́д kamnepád

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@misc{rockfall_2026,
  title = {rockfall},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/rockfall},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}