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fall line definition

fall line

  1. the geographical line indicating the beginning of a plateau, usually marked by many waterfalls and rapids
  2. Skiing the line of direct descent down a hill
Fall Line definition

Fall Line

the line east of the Appalachian Mountains, marking the end of the coastal plains and the beginning of the Piedmont Plateau

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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