ash fall
noun
a rain of airborne ash resulting from a volcanic eruption.
ashfall
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a variation of
ash fall.
Example Sentences
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Hundreds of kilometers away – in Denver and along the Canadian border – heavy ashfall darkens the sky, obstructs roads and disrupts power, water supplies and communications.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026
But the weather agency forecast ashfall in part of Kagoshima and neighbouring Miyazaki prefecture, as the eruption continued several times.
From Barron's ● Nov. 16, 2025
“There’s lava and ashfall already,” Fidela Banzuela, 61, said from a navy truck where she, her daughter, grandchildren and neighbors clambered up after leaving their home in San Fernando village close to Mayon.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 13, 2023
The town of around 170 would experience ashfall.
From Washington Times ● Mar. 10, 2023
Places as far away as South Dakota reported ashfall from the cloud.
From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone
