Definitions
Coarse woody debris; deadwood.
Word origin
From dead + fall.
Used in a sentence
“Heaver forest growth on the north-facing slopes, together with considerable deadfall and soil cover, makes geologic interpretation there difficult.”
“We should go up to the forest and see if we can find more dry deadfalls. That green wood you were trying to burn last night was all smoke and no heat.”
“Marten, wolverine, lynx, ermine, fox, mink, beaver, and land otter were plentiful in the general vicinity of Kijik and traps and deadfalls were set for them.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
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