waterfall
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
From Old English wætergefeall, cf. German Wasserfall, Dutch waterval, Old Norse vatnfall
[edit] Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA: /ˈwɔːtəfɔːl/, SAMPA: /"wO:t@fO:l/
- (US) enPR: wäʹtər-fôl, IPA: /ˈwɑtɚfɔl/, SAMPA: /"wAt@`fOl/
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[edit] Noun
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waterfall (plural waterfalls)
- A flow of water over the edge of a cliff.
- (figuratively) A waterfall-like outpouring of liquid, smoke, etc.
- A waterfall of mist from the open freezer.
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[edit] Derived terms
- coastal waterfall
- waterfall bong
- waterfall effect
- waterfall illusion
- waterfall model
- waterfall stomach
[edit] Translations
flow of water over the edge of a cliff
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waterfall-like outpouring
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[edit] Verb
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to waterfall (third-person singular simple present waterfalls, present participle waterfalling, simple past and past participle waterfalled)
- (intransitive) To fall like a waterfall.
- 1994, Nora Roberts, Private Scandals, page 54:
- Rain ran off the bill of his fielder's cap and waterfalled in front of his face.
- 1999, Jane Yolen, Bruce Coville, Armageddon Summer, page 79:
- Zondra, whose dirty-blond hair waterfalled above her head from a colorful tie, gave a snorting, horsey kind of laugh.
- 2008, John Gardner, No Human Enemy, page 156:
- they turned into the drive of The Manor with its red-brick front and the wonderful cloak of Virginia creeper waterfalling down between the windows.
- 1994, Nora Roberts, Private Scandals, page 54: