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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.

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Origin:
before 1000; Middle English; Old English wætergefeall. See water, fall

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The next day, they trekked up a dirt road past the waterfall.

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When she gets to the door, she chooses the red button with a waterfall on it, and walks into an empty room.

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The next day, they trekked up a dirt road past the waterfall.

The two travel deep into the wilderness and at last discover a strange waterfall.

When she gets to the door, she chooses the red button with a waterfall on it, and walks into an empty room.

Picture a black hole as a river that flows faster and faster as it approaches a waterfall.

Officials believe it will be the largest engineered waterfall in the nation.

Put together slide puzzles and jigsaw puzzles featuring beautiful waterfall photos.

Experts agree that all it takes is the the right earthquake or waterfall to happen to the dry land to cause.

Each indentation has been cut by a waterfall falling from the plateau above.

Ferns hostas and hydrangeas border a handmade rock waterfall.

She must set some exploding barrels on fire to clear a path, but there's a waterfall blocking the way that douses any fire.

The half-naked man making his way gracefully across the rushing waterfall is an outlaw.

You're sprayed by a waterfall on the way down, a gut-churning ten-minute trip.

The log that creates the waterfall is clad in thin copper sheeting, pressed and glued to highlight underlying bark patterns.

The waterfall creates its own strong gusts of wind that carry mist straight at you.

The world's tallest waterfall is in an area of unusual geography.

The pool area also had a swim-through cave with a waterfall and a pirate ship.

It's a8-mile hike to a footbridge with a fine view of this lovely waterfall.

One corner of the house, slung over a waterfall here, is more than seven inches.

On the upper slopes, there were green trees and small streams, even a waterfall.

Then he built a new concrete-lined two-tier pond with a waterfall inside the old shell.

To escape the sun on a hot summer day, opt for a waterfall hike instead.

Ferns, hostas, and hydrangeas border a handmade rock waterfall.

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The first tranche is at the top of the waterfall and is typically the first to receive revenues from the mortgage pool.

Going upstream from there, you stoop and crawl toward a waterfall.

Loll about post-treatment under a hot waterfall in the hydrotherapy room.

Oedipus, into enforced exile through a green forest that brings the two to a majestic waterfall.

It's a cave with a beautiful waterfall inside and according to the sun.

Adding a pond and waterfall increased the number of birds dramatically, she says.

Sixteen lakes, he told us, each connected to the next by a dramatic waterfall.

Below, vanishing into the abyss, is the thundering waterfall that bored this shaft.

Then orient your waterfall so you can see it from a patio or a favorite room.

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World English Dictionary

waterfall (ˈwɔːtəˌfɔːl)

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

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Word Origin & History

waterfall

O.E. wætergefeal; see water + fall. Cf. Ger. wasserfall, O.N. vatnfall.

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Medical Dictionary

waterfall wa·ter·fall (wô'tər-fôl')
n.
Blood flow in vascular beds where lateral pressure greatly exceeds venous pressure and tends to collapse vessels.

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