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rock⋅fall

[rok-fawl]
–noun
1. an act or instance of the falling of rock, as in a cave-in or an avalanche.
2. a mass of rocks that have fallen: to be trapped under a rockfall.

Origin:
1920–25; rock 1 + fall
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rock·fall   (rŏk'fôl')   
n.  A fall of rocks, as from a cliff.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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