death-fall

When I finally reached the ledge at the bottom of the third pitch, I breathed a huge sigh of relief: From here on I was no longer facing a potential death-fall — merely a lot of hospital time.

Climbing Alone, Risking It All 2009

So avenged I their fiendish deeds death-fall of Danes, as was due and right.

Beowulf, translated by Francis Gummere 2003

So avenged I their fiendish deeds death-fall of Danes, as was due and right.

Beowulf 2003

So avenged I their fiendish deeds death-fall of Danes, as was due and right.

Beowulf, translated by Francis Gummere 2003

Finds through such means his death-fall and his doom.

The Seven Plays in English Verse 495? BC-406 BC Sophocles

So avenged I their fiendish deeds death-fall of Danes, as was due and right.

Beowulf Anonymous 1887

After embracing his father, Leaping Buck recognised Paul Bevan as the man who had been so kind to him and his brother Oswego at the time when the latter got his death-fall over the precipice.

Twice Bought 1859

Eric's foot-soldiers, kneeling firmly, received them with fixed javelins -- many a noble horse fell wounded to death, and in falling brought his rider with him to the ground; others again crushed their foes under them in their death-fall.

Sintram and His Companions Friedrich Heinrich Karl Freiherr de La Motte-Fouqu�� 1810