stonefall

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

stone +‎ fall

Noun[edit]

stonefall (countable and uncountable, plural stonefalls)

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