stonefall

noun

stonefall

noun

Etymology From stone + fall.

1

The fall of loose stones from a natural surface.

The North Face of the Eiger is notoriously fickle, frequently rebuffing the world’s most experienced climbers with stonefall, storms and avalanches.2007 August 4, Stephen Venables, “In the Alps, a Conquest Takes Two Generations”, in New York Times:

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