English
Etymology
smoke + fall

Noun
en-noun

1. The close of the day before nightfall, when fog comes.

#* 1935: T.S. Eliot, Four Quartets, "Burnt Norton" italbrac|possible neologism
#*: The moment in the draughty church at smokefall

1. The soot fallout from a cloud of smoke.

#* 1985: T.S. Ledley and S.L. Thompson, Potential effect of nuclear war smokefall on sea ice italbrac|apparent neologism
#*: The largest sea ice perturbations are generated by smokefall in spring.

1. An artificial waterfall of smoke for shows; a smoke fall.

Translations
trans-top|close of the day before nightfall, when fog comes
trans-mid
trans-bottom

trans-top|soot fallout from a cloud of smoke
trans-mid
trans-bottom

trans-top|artificial waterfall of smoke for shows
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trans-bottom

Translations to be checked
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ttbc|French: tombée de la brume f (1)

See also
crepuscule
dusk
evenfall
gloaming
nightfall
soot fallout<!--GOOGLING SHOWS MORE WIDESPREAD USE-->
sunset
twilight

Category:English compound words

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• 2007-12-29 09:07 - Paul G - clean-up

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