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smokefall

smokefall noun: the close of the day before nightfall, when fog comes.

Noun

smokefall (countable and uncountable, plural smokefalls)

  1. The close of the day before nightfall, when fog comes.
    • The moment in the draughty church at smokefall1935: T.S. Eliot, Four Quartets, "Burnt Norton" (possible neologism)
  2. The soot fallout from a cloud of smoke.
    • The largest sea ice perturbations are generated by smokefall in spring.1985: T.S. Ledley and S.L. Thompson, Potential effect of nuclear war smokefall on sea ice (apparent neologism)
  3. An artificial waterfall of smoke for shows.

smokefall meaning in Arabic

smokefall in Arabic

close of the day before nightfall, when fog comes
غُرُوب ḡurūb, عَشِيّ ʕašiyy
soot fallout from a cloud of smoke
سُخَام suḵām
artificial waterfall of smoke for shows
عَرْضُ دُخَان ʕarḍu duḵān, عَرْضُ شَلَّال ʕarḍu šallāl

Forms of smokefall

pluralsmokefalls

Origin of smokefall

From smoke + fall.

Questions about smokefall

What does smokefall mean?
Smokefall means the close of the day before nightfall, when fog comes.
What is smokefall in Arabic?
Smokefall in Arabic is غُرُوب (ḡurūb), عَشِيّ (ʕašiyy), سُخَام (suḵām). See Smokefall meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is smokefall?
Smokefall is a noun.
What is the plural of smokefall?
The plural of smokefall is smokefalls.

Words near smokefall in the dictionary

  1. smoked someone's pole
  2. smoked the whole pack
  3. smoked up
  4. smokeeasies
  5. smokeeasy
  6. smokefall
  7. smokefalls
  8. smokefree
  9. smokeful
  10. smokefulness
  11. smokeho

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