leaf-fall
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[edit]Noun
[edit]- Alternative form of leaffall
- 2021 November 17, Philip Haigh, “Finding answers to low adhesion remains a high priority”, in RAIL, number 944, page 50:
- The report summary said: "The investigation found that there was contamination of the railhead in the area caused by leaf-fall and atmospheric conditions. [...]."
Usage notes
[edit]In practice, the form "leaf fall", without hyphen, seems to be more common. For example, the phrase "the leaf fall season" is less likely to be written as "the leaf-fall season".
References
[edit]- “leaf-fall”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.