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stonefall

stonefall noun: the fall of loose stones from a natural surface.

Noun

stonefall (countable and uncountable, plural stonefalls)

  1. The fall of loose stones from a natural surface.
    • The North Face of the Eiger is notoriously fickle, frequently rebuffing the world’s most experienced climbers with stonefall, storms and avalanches.2007 August 4, Stephen Venables, “In the Alps, a Conquest Takes Two Generations”, in New York Times

Forms of stonefall

pluralstonefalls

Origin of stonefall

From stone + fall.

Questions about stonefall

What does stonefall mean?
Stonefall means the fall of loose stones from a natural surface.
What part of speech is stonefall?
Stonefall is a noun.
What is the plural of stonefall?
The plural of stonefall is stonefalls.

Words near stonefall in the dictionary

  1. stonedness
  2. stonedresser
  3. stonedressers
  4. stonedressing
  5. stonefaced
  6. stonefall
  7. stonefalls
  8. stonefish
  9. stonefishes
  10. stoneflies
  11. stonefly

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