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waterfall
(wɔːtəʳfɔːl)
Word forms: plural waterfalls
countable noun
A waterfall is a place where water flows over the edge of a steep, high cliff in hills or mountains, and falls into a pool below.
...Angel Falls, the world's highest waterfall.
Synonyms: cascade, fall, cataract, chute More Synonyms of waterfall
waterfall in British English
(ˈwɔːtəˌfɔːl)
noun
a cascade of falling water where there is a vertical or almost vertical step in a river
waterfall in American English
(ˈwɔtərˌfɔl)
noun
a steep fall of water, as of a stream, from a height; cascade
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British English: waterfall /ˈwɔːtəˌfɔːl/ NOUN
A waterfall is a place where water flows over the edge of a steep cliff or rocks and falls into a pool below.
- American English: waterfall
- Arabic: شَلَّال
- Brazilian Portuguese: cachoeira
- Chinese: 瀑布
- Croatian: vodopad
- Czech: vodopád
- Danish: vandfald
- Dutch: waterval
- European Spanish: cascada
- Finnish: vesiputous
- French: cascade eau
- German: Wasserfall
- Greek: καταρράκτης
- Italian: cascata
- Japanese: 滝
- Korean: 폭포
- Norwegian: foss
- Polish: wodospad
- European Portuguese: cascata
- Romanian: cascadă
- Russian: водопад
- Latin American Spanish: cascada
- Swedish: vattenfall
- Thai: น้ำตก
- Turkish: şelale
- Ukrainian: водоспад
- Vietnamese: thác nước
Chinese translation of 'waterfall'
waterfall
(ˈwɔːtəfɔːl)
n (c)
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瀑布
(pùbù) (条(條), tiáo)
(noun)
Definition
a cascade of falling water where there is a vertical or almost vertical step in a river
Angel Falls, the world's highest waterfall
Synonyms
cascade
She stood still for a moment under the cascade of water.
fall
cataract
There was an impressive cataract at the end of the glen.
chute
linn (Scottish)
force (NorthernEngland, dialect)
subject word lists
Additional synonyms
in the sense of cataract
Definition
a large waterfall
There was an impressive cataract at the end of the glen.
Synonyms
waterfall,
falls,
rapids,
cascade,
torrent,
deluge,
downpour,
Niagara
Synonyms of 'waterfall'
waterfall
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