ash fall

American  

Or ashfall

noun

Geology.

1. a rain of airborne ash resulting from a volcanic eruption.

2. the deposit produced by such an event.

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Example Sentences

Residents in the south of Puebla have been warned to watch out for ash fall and to not approach the volcano.

From BBC • Feb. 21, 2024

An ash fall advisory expired at 10 a.m.

From Washington Post • Nov. 28, 2022

But the pungent haze has left families barricaded inside their homes, every window shut as flurries of ash fall on their driveways.

From New York Times • Aug. 24, 2020

“The most affected areas are Baliau and Kuluguma and due to the very poor visibility caused by the ash fall, people are using torch light to move around,” it said.

From Reuters • Aug. 25, 2018

He experienced difficulty in breathing during the heavy ash fall and clearly attributed this difficulty to a lack of air, not to clogging of his nose and mouth with ash.

From Scientific American • Oct. 4, 2012