smokefall

noun — 3 senses

smokefall

noun

Etymology From smoke + fall.

1

The close of the day before nightfall, when fog comes.

  • The moment in the draughty church at smokefall1935: T.S. Eliot, Four Quartets, "Burnt Norton" (possible neologism)
2

The soot fallout from a cloud of smoke.

  • The largest sea ice perturbations are generated by smokefall in spring.1985: T.S. Ledley and S.L. Thompson, Potential effect of nuclear war smokefall on sea ice (apparent neologism)
3

An artificial waterfall of smoke for shows.

Related terms
crepuscule, dusk, evenfall, fogfall, gloaming, nightfall, soot fallout, sunset, twilight

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