Rockfall
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Rockfall is a noun meaning A quantity of rocks that has fallen from a cliff etc.
Meaning
A quantity of rocks that has fallen from a cliff etc.
Example Sentences
Design work is now complete on the Parsons Tunnel North programme, which envisages a 209-metre rockfall shelter built from a jack-up barge as there is no road access.
A 200-ton rockfall recently blocked the Machynlleth sidings, trapping several locomotives; a rock-slip on the approach embankment to Talerddig required expensive revetting last year; and on the coastal section to Barmouth an 80 foot-high stone revetment was completed some time ago at Friog; [...].
Word Forms
- rockfalls
- rock fall
Synonyms for rockfall
Depending on context, synonyms include rockslide.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include stonefall, rockpile, crag, debris, rock, clast.
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