"rockfall" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: rockfalls [plural]
Etymology: From rock + fall. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|rock|fall}} rock + fall Head templates: {{en-noun}} rockfall (plural rockfalls)
  1. A quantity of rocks that has fallen from a cliff etc. Wikipedia link: rockfall Categories (topical): Nature Synonyms: rockslide, rock fall Related terms: scree, talus Translations (a quantity of rocks that has fallen from a cliff): свлачище (svlačište) [neuter] (Bulgarian), kivivyöry (Finnish), Steinschlag [masculine] (German), kőomlás (Hungarian), 崖崩れ (gakekuzure) (alt: がけくずれ) (Japanese), steinras [neuter] (Norwegian Bokmål), steinras [neuter] (Norwegian Nynorsk), камнепа́д (kamnepád) [masculine] (Russian), heyelan (Turkish), kaya düşmesi (Turkish)

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