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.

Wiktionary
(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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Waterfall Sentence Examples

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

  • Here there is a waterfall of 13 ft.

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

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

  • 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.

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Words Starting With

WWAWAT

Words Ending With

LLLALL

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9 Letter Words9 Letter Words Starting With W9 Letter Words Ending With L