Rockfall

Synonyms for "rockfall" (3 found)

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Related words (1)

Noun(1 words)

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Translations

12 translations across 10 languages.

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Bulgarian

1 entries
  • свлачище noun (a quantity of rocks that has fallen from a cliff)

Finnish

1 entries
  • kivivyöry noun (a quantity of rocks that has fallen from a cliff)

German

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  • Steinschlag noun (a quantity of rocks that has fallen from a cliff)

Hungarian

1 entries
  • kőomlás noun (a quantity of rocks that has fallen from a cliff)

Japanese

1 entries
  • 崖崩れ noun (a quantity of rocks that has fallen from a cliff)

Norwegian Bokmål

1 entries
  • steinras noun (a quantity of rocks that has fallen from a cliff)

Norwegian Nynorsk

1 entries
  • steinras noun (a quantity of rocks that has fallen from a cliff)

Russian

1 entries
  • камнепа́д noun (a quantity of rocks that has fallen from a cliff)

Spanish

2 entries
  • caída de rocas noun (a quantity of rocks that has fallen from a cliff)
  • desprendimiento pétreo noun (a quantity of rocks that has fallen from a cliff)

Turkish

2 entries
  • heyelan noun (a quantity of rocks that has fallen from a cliff)
  • kaya düşmesi noun (a quantity of rocks that has fallen from a cliff)

Sample sentences

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A 200-ton rockfall recently blocked the Machynlleth sidings, trapping several locomotives; a rock-slip on the approach embankment to Talerddig required expensive revetting last year; and on the coastal section to Barmouth an 80 foot-high stone revetment was completed some time ago at Friog; [...].

Source: wiktionary

Design work is now complete on the Parsons Tunnel North programme, which envisages a 209-metre rockfall shelter built from a jack-up barge as there is no road access.

Source: wiktionary

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