отва́л

rare #16783

nounmasculineinanimatecountable

1.
dump, spoil heap, slag heap, landfillmining
Во́зле ша́хты вы́рос огро́мный отва́л.
A huge spoil heap has grown up next to the mine.
Often in mining and construction: отвал грунта 'earth dumping'.
2.
mouldboard (of a plough), blade (of a bulldozer)machinery
Отва́л бульдо́зера сгреба́л зе́млю в кучу.
The bulldozer's blade pushed the earth into a pile.
3.
(rare) casting off, sailing (of a ship), departurenautical
До отва́ла парохо́да остава́лось де́сять минут.
There were ten minutes left before the steamer cast off.

Examples

Отва́л башки́!
Awesome!
Кот, наедающийся до отвала, потом весь день спит.
The cat, after eating its fill, sleeps all day.
Мы нае́лись до отва́ла.
We ate until we couldn't eat any more.
Том всегда наеда́ется до отва́ла в том рестора́не.
Tom gorges himself whenever he eats at that restaurant.