Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rockfall

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.87 in modern English

Syllables: rock-fall
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

name

A village in the town of Middlefield, Middlesex County, Connecticut, United States.

Example Sentences

"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; [...]."
"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."

Etymology

From rock + fall.

Inflected Forms

rockfalls (plural) rock fall (alternative)

Phrases

Rock Falls

Frequently Paired Words

scree talus Rock Falls

Synonyms

rockslide

Questions

What does rockfall mean?: A quantity of rocks that has fallen from a cliff etc.
Where does rockfall come from?: From rock + fall.

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