n
(by extension) A sudden, great, or irresistible descent or influx; anything like an avalanche in suddenness and overwhelming quantity.
n
The fall of a mountain rock.
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(Australia) A channel of floodwater that has burst from its usual course; or the track or channel eroded by the water.
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A waterfall or series of small waterfalls.
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A large waterfall; steep rapids in a river.
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A (partial) collapse of a cliff, usually due to erosion.
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The top of a cliff, where it drops down
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(US) Synonym of Mexican wave
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The situation where water breaks through a dam that is supposed to hold it back.
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An act or process of immersing.
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A clear path through a cloud created by a passing aircraft, caused either by evaporation or freezing of water droplets in the wake.
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Alternative spelling of fallout [The event of small airborne particles falling to the ground in significant quantities as a result of major industrial activity, volcano eruption, sandstorm, nuclear explosion, etc.]
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The phenomenon whereby Horsetail Fall, a seasonal waterfall in Yosemite National Park, is illuminated by the sunset so that it glows orange-red.
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(intransitive) To hang loosely and wave.
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(countable, Northern England) A waterfall or cascade.
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Waterfall (permanent flow of water over the edge of a cliff).
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(intransitive) To proceed through a narrow gap or passageway akin to a funnel; to condense or narrow.
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To flow slowly, as water.
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Alternative form of hail shaft [(weather) a region of intense rain and hail accompanied by a strong downdraft]
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A relatively rapid and turbulent flow of ice, somewhat analogous to a waterfall.
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That involves immersion
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(UK dialectal, especially Scotland, Northern England) A waterfall or cataract, or a ravine down which its water rushes.
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(ecology, usually uncountable) Plant material that falls to the ground, such as leaves from trees.
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(nautical) To admit water; to leak.
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The point or place of discharge of a river, drain, culvert, sewer, etc.; mouth; embouchure.
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A type of swimming pool or reflecting pool that has at least one edge over which water overflows, creating a dramatic visual effect.
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(intransitive) To become flooded.
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(medicine, countable, uncountable) The connection of one intravenous drip to another.
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An outdoor plunge or swim in the middle of winter, often through ice.
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A sheet of rain blown by the wind.
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A swift, shallow part of a stream causing broken water.
adj
Shallow and fast-flowing.
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(obsolete) A small stream.
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(Canada, US) A waterfall; a rapid.
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(countable) A tidal marsh or shallow that periodically fills and drains.
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An avalanche, mudslide, or a like slumping of material or debris.
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(UK, dialect) The current below a waterfall.
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(hydrology) The shedding of excess water from leaves to the ground.
adj
eroded by the passing waters of the tide
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Of open water. To surge over the banks, or other retaining structure.
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A breach in a road or railway caused by flooding.
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A flow of water over the edge of a cliff.
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The art or process of giving a wavy, ornamental appearance to something.
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(poetic, also figuratively) A surge of water.
adj
Blown down by the wind.
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