Definitions
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- noun Fine
particles deposited by theatmosphere .
Etymologies
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dust + fall
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Examples
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The way I understand it is that, because of weather conditions (wind out of the north) there was more warning type action in the Pompeii area -- dustfall, rockfall -- which would have made the people move out sooner (explaining the lack of enough bodies in Pompeii, including the docks area).
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"I think we're more likely to see the ash and dustfall travelling to
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"There's not likely to be a heavy dustfall in Ireland.
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