rockfall
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Etymology
Noun
rockfall (plural rockfalls)
- A quantity of rocks that has fallen from a cliff etc.
- Synonym: rockslide
- 1964 December, Mark Bourne, “The rejuvenation of the Cambrian line”, in Modern Railways, page 390:
- 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; [...].
- 2020 July 15, Andrew Roden, “Network News: COVID-19 delays Dawlish resilience completion”, in Rail, pages 24–25:
- 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.
Translations
a quantity of rocks that has fallen from a cliff