noun
waterfall
WAW-ter-fawl/ˈwɔːtərfɔːl/
A stream of water falling steeply from a height.
The waterfall pours over a rocky cliff into a pool.
Etymology
Water and fall describe the cascade literally: water descending steeply from a height. The compound names the feature by the downward movement that defines it.
In context
there's another waterfall I guess or the water's falling off and down smaller waterfalls it just kind of Cascades all the way down the mountain
More examples
- We hear the waterfall before we see it.
- Mist from the waterfall dampens the nearby rocks.
- Several small waterfalls tumble down the mountainside.
Forms
waterfall · waterfalls