stonefall

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noun

The fall of loose stones from a natural surface.

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Meanings

nounstonefall (countable and uncountable, plural stonefalls)

plural stonefalls

  1. countableuncountableThe 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

Origin

From stone + fall.

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APA

stonefall. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stonefall

MLA

“stonefall.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stonefall. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “stonefall,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stonefall.

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