leaf-fall
English
editNoun
edit- Alternative form of leaffall
- 2021 November 17, Philip Haigh, “Finding answers to low adhesion remains a high priority”, in RAIL, number 944, page 50:
- The report summary said: "The investigation found that there was contamination of the railhead in the area caused by leaf-fall and atmospheric conditions. [...]."
Usage notes
editIn practice, the form "leaf fall", without hyphen, seems to be more common. For example, the phrase "the leaf fall season" is less likely to be written as "the leaf-fall season".
References
edit- “leaf-fall”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.