fallstreak
English
noun
Definitions
- (meteorology) A (part of a) virga; a streak of falling ice crystals that sublimate before reaching the ground.
Etymology
Compound from English fall + English streak.
Origin
English
streak
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- airfall English
- ashfall English
- backfall English
- befall English
- bergfall English
- bestreak English
- byfall English
- catfall English
- deadfall English
- dewfall English
- dogfall English
- downfall English
- dustfall English
- earthfall English
- evenfall English
- fall English
- fallboard English
- faller English
- fallest English
- falleth English
- fallish English
- fallout English
- fallrate English
- fallway English
- fally-aparty English
- flagfall English
- fogfall English
- footfall English
- freefall English
- grainfall English
- hailfall English
- hairstreak English
- icefall English
- infall English
- jawfall English
- killstreak English
- landfall English
- lavafall English
- leaffall English
- litterfall English
- mid-fall English
- misfall English
- mousefall English
- nightfall English
- offal English
- onfall English
- outfall English
- overfall English
- paystreak English
- pinfall English
- pitfall English
- planetfall English
- pratfall English
- prefall English
- prestreak English
- rainfall English
- redstreak English
- refall English
- restreak English
- rockfall English
- scorestreak English
- shortfall English
- smokefall English
- snowfall English
- spatfall English
- stonefall English
- streak English
- streaken English
- streaker English
- streakless English
- streaklike English
- streakline English
- streaky English
- sunfall English
- throughfall English
- tidefall English
- tofall English
- treefall English
- waterfall English
- whalefall English
- windfall English
- Fall German
- fallen German
- streaken Dutch, Flemish
- フォール Japanese
- fal Middle English
- streke Middle English
- fal Volapük
- fall
- offal
- faller
- tofall
- streak
- befall
- infall
- refall
- byfall
- onfall
- sunfall
- catfall
- outfall
- icefall
- falleth
- streaky
- pitfall
- jawfall
- airfall
- fallest
- fallout
- dewfall
- ashfall
- pinfall
- fallway
- dogfall
- fallish
- prefall
- fogfall
- misfall
- treefall
- windfall
- mid-fall
- dustfall
- landfall
- evenfall
- streaker
- streaken
- tidefall
- hailfall
- bergfall
- snowfall
- backfall
- overfall
- pratfall
- footfall
- restreak
- spatfall
- rockfall
- deadfall
- bestreak
- freefall
- downfall
- rainfall
- flagfall
- fallrate
- leaffall
- lavafall
- shortfall
- waterfall
- stonefall
- fallboard
- earthfall
- grainfall
- redstreak
- whalefall
- smokefall
- mousefall
- paystreak
- prestreak
- nightfall
- planetfall
- hairstreak
- streaklike
- streakless
- litterfall
- streakline
- killstreak
- scorestreak
- throughfall
- fally-aparty