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(rare) A cascade of falling dirt and accompanying debris; a landslide or avalanche..
Dirt and rocks cascade from above you. It's like a waterfall of dirt—a dirtfall!—and you cover your head and take a breath, bending forward in hopes of creating an air pocket for yourself. The dirtfall buries you.
She glanced at Charlie and saw that a pair of arms had snaked out of the wall to trap his lower legs. The dirtfall doubled in volume.
The little colony was thriving, having the benefit of water, a nearby supply of wood, an abundance of plants, animals and fish and minimal damage from the dirtfall.
The road curved as it roughened, with some dirtfalls cascading onto the road in some places from rain and wind.
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Dirtfall means (rare) A cascade of falling dirt and accompanying debris; a landslide or avalanche..
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Dirt and rocks cascade from above you. It's like a waterfall of dirt—a dirtfall!—and you cover your head and take a breath, bending forward in hopes of creating an air pocket for yourself. The dirtfall buries you.
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