rockfall

rock·fall

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [rok-fawl]
- /ˈrɒkˌfɔl/
- /ˈrɒk.fɔːl/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [rok-fawl]
- /ˈrɒkˌfɔl/

Definitions of rockfall word

noun rockfall an act or instance of the falling of rock, as in a cave-in or an avalanche. 1
noun rockfall a mass of rocks that have fallen: to be trapped under a rockfall. 1
noun rockfall landslide of rocks 1
noun rockfall an instance of rocks breaking away and falling from an outcrop 0
noun rockfall a landslide involving the fall of rocks 0
noun rockfall the pile of rocks formed by such a landslide 0

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Origin of rockfall

First appearance:

before 1920

One of the 12% newest English words

First recorded in 1920-25; rock1 + fall

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Parts of speech for Rockfall

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Rockfall

rockfall popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 65% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 60% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

rockfall usage trend in Literature

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