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Waterfall definition

wôtər-fôl, wŏtər-
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A steep fall of water, as of a stream, from a height; cascade.
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The definition of a waterfall is a steep cliff or incline down which water cascades.

Niagara Falls is an example of a waterfall.

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(intransitive) To fall like a waterfall.
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(technical, computing, slang) Waterfall model.
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A flow of water over the edge of a cliff.
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(figuratively) A waterfall-like outpouring of liquid, smoke, etc.
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A steep descent of water from a height; a cascade.
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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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Waterfall Sentence Examples

  • The last, the highest waterfall in the state, has a vertical fall of 215 ft.

  • The town has secured the right of using a waterfall of 113 to 118 ft.

  • Here there is a waterfall of 13 ft.

  • Along the bottom of the ravine runs the river Wagura, a mountain stream, which forces its way into the valley over a bluff on the east, and forms in its descent a beautiful waterfall, or rather series of waterfalls, 200 ft.

  • The sound of her sister.s voice brought a waterfall of relief.

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