Link Centre Dictionary

waterfall

wa·ter·fall

UK/ˈwɔːtəfɔːl/ US/ˈwoːtəfoːl/ fairly common slang us

noun

1.

a steep descent of the water of a river

Synonyms

Origin

From Middle English waterfal, waterfalle, from Old English wæterġefeall (“waterfall”), equivalent to water + fall. Cognate with West Frisian wetterfal (“waterfall”), Dutch waterval (“waterfall”), German Wasserfall (“waterfall”), Swedish vattenfall (“waterfall”).

Phrases

  • coastal waterfall
  • waterfall bong
  • waterfall effect
  • waterfall illusion
  • waterfall layout
  • waterfall method
  • waterfall model
  • waterfall plot

Related words

Broader terms

Narrower terms

Parts

WordNet 2.1 (Princeton University). Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. WordNet 2.1 Copyright Princeton University. All rights reserved. Wiktionary content is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike Licence.