Fall
Fall noun - The act of going down from an upright position suddenly and involuntarily.
Both words in one sentence
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Xena is scaling the wall of an enemy stronghold and, when it looks like she is about to fall short, her allies fire arrows into the wall that she uses as rungs to scale the last few feet.
Source: Stepping-Stone Sword -
They are especially powerful early game when enemy heroes haven't yet acquired many items, but their lack of scaling means that they'll fall off rapidly late game when the enemy can catch up.
Source: Video Game / Dota 2 -
Stepping-Stone Sword: In one episode, Xena is scaling the wall of an enemy stronghold and, when it looks like she is about to fall short, her allies fire arrows into the wall that she uses as rungs to scale the last few feet.
Source: Series / Xena: Warrior Princess
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