as in cascade
a fall of water usually from a great height I used to like to throw sticks in the stream and watch them go over the waterfall

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Recent Examples of waterfall En route to the top, the scenic railway passes through a national forest, cuts through a steep canyon, and travels alongside rock formations and a waterfall. Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 8 Jan. 2025 To coax branches downward like a waterfall, weigh the branches down with paper clips or wooden clothespins. Luke Miller, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Jan. 2025 Guests sit on tatami mats with a view of a Japanese garden with a waterfall. Deborah Vankin, Los Angeles Times, 1 Jan. 2025 This wet-to-straight flatiron takes damp strands and transforms them into a silky-smooth waterfall of flyaway and frizz-free hair in minutes. Deanna Pai, Allure, 30 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for waterfall 

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“Waterfall.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/waterfall. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.

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