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waterfall

[ waw-ter-fawl, wot-er- ]

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noun

a steep fall or flow of water in a watercourse from a height, as over a precipice; cascade.
a manner of arranging women's hair, as in long, loose waves.

noting or relating to a philosophy of product development and production that includes sequential stages, from conception and design through testing and implementation, resulting in one finalized version of the product: waterfall management; Compare agile ( def 4 ).waterfall development.
waterfall development;
waterfall management;
a waterfall model.

waterfall

/ ˈwɔːtəˌfɔːl /

a cascade of falling water where there is a vertical or almost vertical step in a river

First recorded before 1000; Middle English; Old English wætergefeall. See water, fall

Ask most designers for their mentors and out will gush a waterfall of names.

In 2010, nuns who were visiting the monastery had taken pictures of the waterfall just past where Escobar's bunker had been.

An impressive grand-scale set was constructed complete with a waterfall as the backdrop.

The Upper Yosemite Falls, the tallest waterfall in North America, is not to be missed.

However, a cold beer nestled in your backpack is the perfect treat when you finally make it to that vista or waterfall.

At a distance of four miles from the colony, a waterfall foams down a chasm which it has worn away for itself.

He looked with longing eyes at the waterfall as he finished the last crumbs of his supper.

She walked from the little waterfall quite a distance down the brook, looking at it with critical eyes.

Near the fort, a waterfall precipitates itself perpendicularly down a narrow ravine.

Tiny silver fish darted to and fro beneath a tumbling waterfall and he felt calmed and reassured by the sight.

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