rockfall

Noun

Meaning

rockfall (plural rockfalls)

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

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Synonyms

debris landslide avalanche cave in landslip rockslide mudslide

Examples

Application of a long-range Terrestrial Laser Scanner to a detailed rockfall study at Vall de Núria (Eastern Pyrenees, Spain). Source: Internet

Livy History of Rome book21,36 These Hannibal surmounted with ingenuity, such as when he used vinegar and fire to break through a rockfall. Source: Internet

Protective nets on the mountain side caught most of the rockfall, but convert went over the nets and fell onto the road and pavement. Source: Internet

They elected to take to the fields with pillows tied to their heads to protect them from rockfall. Source: Internet

Typically, by late summer, the glacier looks dark from rockfall from the crater walls and ash from eruptions. Source: Internet

Mesa Verde's most iconic site, Cliff Palace, was closed temporarily this week for rockfall mitigation. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

Rockett Rockey rockface rockfest rockfill rockfish