rockfall

[ rok-fawl ]

/ ˈrɒkˌfɔl /

noun

an act or instance of the falling of rock, as in a cave-in or an avalanche.

a mass of rocks that have fallen: to be trapped under a rockfall.

Origin of rockfall

First recorded in 1920–25; rock¹ + fall

Words nearby rockfall

rocket sled, rocketsonde, Rockeye, rockface, rock-faced, rockfall, Rock Falls, rock fence, Rock fever, rock-fill dam, rockfish

Example sentences from the Web for rockfall

On April 25, 2006, the tremor triggered a rockfall inside a gold mine, and three of the 17 miners were unable to escape.
The Bangladesh Factory Collapse Survivor and More Miraculous Rescues (VIDEO)|Holly Bernal, Ben Teitelbaum|May 10, 2013|DAILY BEAST
He set about skirting the rockfall, still searching the ground for traces of beetle wheels.
World of the Drone|Robert Abernathy
Indeed, he had helped to clear the rockfall which crushed the life out of the unfortunate miner.
The Terms of Surrender|Louis Tracy
They followed the yellow beam of Scotty's flashlight through the dark tunnel to the rockfall.
The Blue Ghost Mystery|Harold Leland Goodwin

单词	rockfall
释义	rockfall [ rok-fawl ] / ˈrɒkˌfɔl / noun an act or instance of the falling of rock, as in a cave-in or an avalanche. a mass of rocks that have fallen: to be trapped under a rockfall. Origin of rockfall First recorded in 1920–25; rock¹ + fall Words nearby rockfall rocket sled, rocketsonde, Rockeye, rockface, rock-faced, rockfall, Rock Falls, rock fence, Rock fever, rock-fill dam, rockfish Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for rockfall On April 25, 2006, the tremor triggered a rockfall inside a gold mine, and three of the 17 miners were unable to escape. The Bangladesh Factory Collapse Survivor and More Miraculous Rescues (VIDEO)\|Holly Bernal, Ben Teitelbaum\|May 10, 2013\|DAILY BEAST He set about skirting the rockfall, still searching the ground for traces of beetle wheels. World of the Drone\|Robert Abernathy Indeed, he had helped to clear the rockfall which crushed the life out of the unfortunate miner. The Terms of Surrender\|Louis Tracy They followed the yellow beam of Scotty's flashlight through the dark tunnel to the rockfall. The Blue Ghost Mystery\|Harold Leland Goodwin
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