Waterfall Definition

wôtər-fôl, wŏtər-
waterfalls
noun
waterfalls
A steep fall of water, as of a stream, from a height; cascade.
Webster's New World

(figuratively) A waterfall-like outpouring of liquid, smoke, etc.

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(technical, computing, slang) Waterfall model.
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verb
(intransitive) To fall like a waterfall.
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Other Word Forms of Waterfall

Noun

Singular:
waterfall
Plural:
waterfalls

Origin of Waterfall

  • From Middle English waterfal, waterfalle, from Old English wæterÄ¡efeall (“waterfall"), equivalent to water +"Ž fall. Cognate with West Frisian wetterfal (“waterfall"), Dutch waterval (“waterfall"), German Wasserfall (“waterfall"), Swedish vattenfall (“waterfall").

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