单词 | over the falls |
释义 | > as lemmasover the falls P9. Surfing. over the falls: into the water, typically as a result of falling off one's surfboard and being sucked over the breaking lip of a wave. Usually in to go over the falls. Also in extended use with reference to the sharp drop of a hang-glider or similar small aircraft on emerging from a thermal. ΚΠ 1961 Life 1 Sept. 51/1 He stays in the shallow water where there is no danger of ‘going over the falls’ (being caught in a breaking wave). 1978 Walla Walla (Washington) Union-Bull. 10 Sept. 17/2 When a glider pulls out of a thermal, the rapid rise suddenly changes to a descent. ‘They call that “going over the falls”,’ Lafferty said. 1995 San Jose (Calif.) Mercury News 27 Apr. 9 e (caption) Jay Moriarty makes a drop into history at Mavericks, near Half Moon Bay, seconds before going over the falls. 2006 www.microlighters.co.za 25 Aug. (O.E.D. Archive 2017) Going over the falls—yes it literally feels like you are falling over a waterfall—when exiting a thermal is in my opinion the most dangerous part with a trike. 2011 Iowa Rev. 39 26 When I tried to pull out, its heavy white lip caught my board. Over the falls I went, backwards, to the bottom. < as lemmas |
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