reversing falls
noun
A tidal waterfall or rapid occurring in a sea inlet at a point where the channel is constricted by a rock formation, and over which the water flows in opposite directions at ebb and flood tides.
Origin
Early 20th century; earliest use found in Daily Iowa State Press.
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