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Rockslide vs Rockfall - What's the difference?

rockslide | rockfall | Synonyms |

Rockfall is a synonym of rockslide.



As nouns the difference between rockslide and rockfall

is that rockslide is a type of landslide characterized by falling rocks while rockfall is a quantity of rocks that has fallen from a cliff etc.

rockslide

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (geology) A type of landslide characterized by falling rocks.

    • Synonyms

    * rockfall

    rockfall

    English

    (wikipedia rockfall)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A quantity of rocks that has fallen from a cliff etc.

    • Synonyms

    * rockslide

    See also

    *scree *talus