Fall and Wreckage

Fall

Fall noun - The act of going down from an upright position suddenly and involuntarily.

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Wreckage and fall are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Wreckage" instead a noun "Fall".

Nearby Words: falling, fallen

Wreckage noun - The state or fact of being rendered nonexistent, physically unsound, or useless.

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Fall and wreckage are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Fall" instead a noun "Wreckage".

Nearby Words: wreck, wrecked, wrecking

human	human fall	human wreckage
old	old fall	old wreckage
similar	similar fall	similar wreckage
complete	complete fall	complete wreckage
Other adjectives: actual, massive, serious, resulting.

When Brian crawls out of the wreckage, he merely comments "You lucky bastard." Later, the Roman guards chasing him (that didn't fall off the tower) pass by the wreckage without batting an eye.

Source: Film / Monty Python's Life of Brian
Bull ends up half-impaled on wreckage; he survives the fall but dies on the way to the hospital.

Source: Film / Backdraft
Revenge of the Sith has a fall of lava, though both Obi-Wan and Anakin manage to escape the piece of wreckage they're on before it goes over.

Source: Inevitable Waterfall

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