Heaver forest growth on the north-facing slopes, together with considerable deadfall and soil cover, makes geologic interpretation there difficult.
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Deadfall
//ˈdɛdfɔːl//
Synonyms for "deadfall" (24 found)
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Related words (12)
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Translations
11 translations across 7 languages.
Ahtna
1 entries- ʼaeł noun (trap consisting of a heavy object that falls on to the prey)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 死木 noun (fallen tree)
French
2 entries- chablis noun (fallen tree)
- piège assommoir noun (trap consisting of a heavy object that falls on to the prey)
Lower Tanana
1 entries- haɬ noun (trap consisting of a heavy object that falls on to the prey)
Norwegian
1 entries- låg noun (coarse woody debris — see also deadwood)
Portuguese
1 entries- mundéu noun (trap consisting of a heavy object that falls on to the prey)
Russian
4 entries- бурело́м noun (coarse woody debris — see also deadwood)
- вале́ж noun (coarse woody debris — see also deadwood)
- вале́жник noun (coarse woody debris — see also deadwood)
- пла́шка noun (trap consisting of a heavy object that falls on to the prey)
Sample sentences
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A fifth negative test pit was excavated near the largest creek at Middle Point. As well, the roots of all deadfalls within the corridor were examined for the presence of cultural material. Deadfalls were more common in the drier areas, especially near stream channels.
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We should go up to the forest and see if we can find more dry deadfalls. That green wood you were trying to burn last night was all smoke and no heat.
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It [the wolverine] is so cunning as rarely to enter a deadfall itself, but will carefully pull it to pieces and then eat the bait in safety. I was informed by hunters at Selkirk Settlement that they sometimes lost the successful result of several days' trapping by a single wolverine, which, following their path, would pull down every deadfall, or destroy any animal already caught.
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