waterfallnoun [ C ]
uk/ˈwɔː.tə.fɔːl/us/ˈwɑː.t̬ɚ.fɑːl/B1 water, especially from a river or stream, dropping from a higher to a lower point, sometimes from a great height
Examples
- This tour takes in the area's best-known natural features, including the Gullfoss waterfall.
- "Just look at that waterfall! Isn't it amazing?" she marvelled.
- Can you feel the spray from the waterfall?
- I couldn't hear what he was saying over the thunder of the waterfall.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Watercourses & waterfalls
- arroyo
- barrage
- bayou
- beck
- brook
- burn
- creek
- downriver
- Euphrates
- ghat
- gully
- headwater
- Mississippi
- rapids
- rivulet
- sluice
- spate
- upriver
- watercourse
- watershed
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Examples from literature
- It’s the largest waterfall in the world.
- One of the most amazing BASE jumps is the jump from Angel Falls in Venezuela, the world’s highest waterfall.
- People love to visit waterfalls.
- Some things in nature, like waterfalls, are beautiful.
- The Devil's Swimming Pool is on the edge of the waterfall.
- The name waterfall says it all – water falls from a high place to a lower place.
- Waterfalls are beautiful.
- We walked next to the river until we came to the waterfall.