fall-line
fall line
noun
1.
an imaginary line, marked by waterfalls and rapids, where rivers descend abruptly from an upland to a lowland.
2.
(initial capital letters) Eastern U.S. the imaginary line between the Piedmont and the Atlantic coastal plain.
3.
Skiing. the path of natural descent from one point on a slope to another.
Origin:
1880–85, Americanism
1880–85, Americanism
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World English Dictionary
| fall line | |
| —n | |
| 1. | skiing the natural downward course between two points on a slope |
| 2. | the edge of a plateau |
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| Fall Line | |
| —n | |
| a natural junction, running parallel to the E coast of the US, between the hard rocks of the Appalachians and the softer coastal plain, along which rivers form falls and rapids | |
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fall line  (fôl) Pronunciation Key
A line connecting the waterfalls of nearly parallel rivers that marks a drop in land level. |
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