"fishfall" meaning in All languages combined

See fishfall on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: fishfalls [plural]
Etymology: fish + fall Etymology templates: {{com|en|fish|fall}} fish + fall Head templates: {{en-noun}} fishfall (plural fishfalls)
  1. (nautical) A kind of tackle on a davit.
    Sense id: en-fishfall-en-noun-WPm9W96O Categories (other): Nautical, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 72 28 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 72 28 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 73 27 Topics: nautical, transport
  2. An unexplained occurrence of fishes falling from the sky.
    Sense id: en-fishfall-en-noun-YE-Pldl1

Inflected forms

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