"rock fall" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: rock falls [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} rock fall (plural rock falls)
  1. Alternative form of rockfall. Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: rockfall
    Sense id: en-rock_fall-en-noun-rI93-QBt Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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