stonefall

English

Etymology

From stone +‎ fall.

Noun

stonefall (countable and uncountable, plural stonefalls)

1. The fall of loose stones from a natural surface.
   • 2007 August 4, Stephen Venables, “In the Alps, a Conquest Takes Two Generations”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

     The North Face of the Eiger is notoriously fickle, frequently rebuffing the world’s most experienced climbers with stonefall, storms and avalanches.