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Definition 2024

rockfall

rockfall

English

Noun

rockfall ‎(plural rockfalls)

A quantity of rocks that has fallen from a cliff etc.

Synonyms

rockslide

Translations

a quantity of rocks that has fallen from a cliff

German: Steinschlag (de) m
Hungarian: kőomlás (hu)
Japanese: 崖崩れ ‎(がけくずれ, gakekuzure)

Norwegian:

Bokmål: steinras n

Nynorsk: steinras (nn) n
Russian: камнепа́д (ru) m ‎(kamnepád)

See also

scree
talus