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ashfall

ashfall noun: the precipitation of ash from a volcanic eruption.

Noun

ashfall (countable and uncountable, plural ashfalls)

  1. The precipitation of ash from a volcanic eruption.

Forms of ashfall

pluralashfalls

Origin of ashfall

From ash + fall.

Questions about ashfall

What does ashfall mean?
Ashfall means the precipitation of ash from a volcanic eruption.
What part of speech is ashfall?
Ashfall is a noun.
What is the plural of ashfall?
The plural of ashfall is ashfalls.

Words near ashfall in the dictionary

  1. Ashetons
  2. ashets
  3. Asheville
  4. Ashevillean
  5. Ashey
  6. ashfall
  7. ashfalls
  8. ashfield
  9. Ashfield cum Thorpe
  10. Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh
  11. ashfields

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