leaf-fall

English

Noun

leaf-fall (uncountable)

1. 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

In 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

• “leaf-fall”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.