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/rok"fawl'/, n.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.[1920-25; ROCK1 + FALL]
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rockfall — noun Date: 1901 a mass of falling or fallen rocks … New Collegiate Dictionary
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