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Meaning of Rockfall | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A quantity of rocks that has fallen from a cliff etc.

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Examples

“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; [...].”
“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.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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