"sootfall" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: sootfalls [plural]
Etymology: From soot + fall. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|soot|fall}} soot + fall Head templates: {{en-noun}} sootfall (plural sootfalls)
  1. A quantity of soot falling from a chimney or similar.
    Sense id: en-sootfall-en-noun-pwUG6qls Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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