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fall

1. Machinery nautical the end of a tackle to which power is applied to hoist it

2. Nautical one of the lines of a davit for holding, lowering, or raising a boat

3. Wrestling a scoring move, pinning both shoulders of one's opponent to the floor for a specified period

4. Hunting

a. another word for deadfall

b. (as modifier): a fall trap

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Fall

the Theol Adam's sin of disobedience and the state of innate sinfulness ensuing from this for himself and all mankind

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fall [fȯl]

(astronomy)

Of a spacecraft or spatial body, to drop toward a spatial body under the influence of its gravity.

autumn

(engineering)

The minimum slope that is required to facilitate proper drainage of liquid inside a pipe.

(mechanical engineering)

The rope or chain of a hoisting tackle.

(mining engineering)

A mass of rock, coal, or ore which has fallen from the roof or side in any subterranean working or gallery.

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fall

The slope of a pipe, conduit, or channel usually expressed in inches per foot (or centimeters per meter) or in percent.