waterfall
Other forms: waterfalls
A natural area where a river or stream cascades over a high precipice and pours down is called a waterfall. If you like to go canoeing down the river, make sure you stop before you get to that waterfall!
The word waterfall comes from its Old English precursor, wætergefeall. It's a beautifully simple description of exactly what a waterfall is — water that falls continuously from a height, either in a river's course or over the edge of an iceberg. Waterfalls are most common in steep mountain rivers, but there are many smaller waterfalls as well. The world's tallest waterfall, Angel Falls in Venezuela, is over 3,000 feet high.
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a steep descent of the water of a riversynonyms: fallsexamples:American Fallsa part of Niagara Falls in western New York (north of Buffalo)Angel Fallsthe highest waterfall; has more than one leap; flow varies seasonallyHorseshoe Fallsa part of Niagara Falls in OntarioCuquenan Fallsa famous waterfall in VenezuelaVictoria Fallsa large waterfall on the border between Argentina and BrazilNiagara Fallswaterfall in Canada is the Horseshoe Falls; in the United States it is the American FallsPaulo Afonso Fallsa major waterfall in northeastern BrazilGuaira Fallsa great waterfall on the border between Brazil and ParaguayTakakkawa waterfall in southeastern British Columbia; the highest waterfall in Canada (1250 feet high)Tugela Fallsa major waterfall in southern Africa; has more than one leapTwin Fallsa waterfall in the Snake River in southern IdahoUrubupunga Fallsa waterfall in the Parana river in BrazilVictoria Fallsa waterfall in the Zambezi River on the border between Zimbabwe and Zambia; diminishes seasonallyYosemite Fallsa series of waterfalls in Yosemite National Park in California; is reduced to a trickle for part of each yeartypes:cascadea small waterfall or series of small waterfallscataracta large waterfall; violent rush of water over a precipicetype of:body of water, waterthe part of the earth's surface covered with water (such as a river or lake or ocean)
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Physical geography will be a breeze once you master this list of terms related to Earth's physical features. You'll review climate and weather, landforms and bodies of water, biomes and ecosystems, and the geological structure of the Earth — and that's just the tip of the iceberg!
Physical geography will be a breeze once you master this list of terms related to Earth's physical features. You'll review climate and weather, landforms and bodies of water, biomes and ecosystems, and the geological structure of the Earth — and that's just the tip of the iceberg!