fishfall

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noun

A kind of tackle on a davit.

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Meanings

nounfishfall (plural fishfalls)

plural fishfalls

  1. nauticalA kind of tackle on a davit.
  2. An unexplained occurrence of fishes falling from the sky.

    […] a fishfall. Falling fish have hit people in the face, fallen down their collars, splattered on their windshields, clogged the gutters of their houses, […]

    2008, Larry Dossey, Healing Beyond The Body

Origin

fish + fall

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

fallfish
Cite this entry
APA

fishfall. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fishfall

MLA

“fishfall.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fishfall. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fishfall,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fishfall.

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