What does waterfall mean?
Definitions for waterfall
ˈwɔ tərˌfɔl, ˈwɒt ər-wa·ter·fall
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word waterfall.
Princeton's WordNet
waterfall, falls(noun)
a steep descent of the water of a river
Wiktionary
waterfall(Noun)
A flow of water over the edge of a cliff.
Etymology: From wætergefeall, compare German Wasserfall, Dutch waterval, Old Norse vatnfall
waterfall(Noun)
A waterfall-like outpouring of liquid, smoke, etc.
Etymology: From wætergefeall, compare German Wasserfall, Dutch waterval, Old Norse vatnfall
waterfall(Noun)
Waterfall model
Etymology: From wætergefeall, compare German Wasserfall, Dutch waterval, Old Norse vatnfall
waterfall(Verb)
To fall like a waterfall.
Etymology: From wætergefeall, compare German Wasserfall, Dutch waterval, Old Norse vatnfall
Wikipedia
Waterfall
A waterfall is an area where water flows over a vertical drop or a series of steep drops in the course of a stream or river. Waterfalls also occur where meltwater drops over the edge of a tabular iceberg or ice shelf.
Webster Dictionary
Waterfall(noun)
a fall, or perpendicular descent, of the water of a river or stream, or a descent nearly perpendicular; a cascade; a cataract
Waterfall(noun)
an arrangement of a woman's back hair over a cushion or frame in some resemblance to a waterfall
Waterfall(noun)
a certain kind of neck scarf
Freebase
Waterfall
A waterfall is a place where water flows over a vertical drop in the course of a stream or river. Waterfalls also occur where meltwater drops over the edge of a tabular iceberg or ice shelf.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of waterfall in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of waterfall in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
Examples of waterfall in a Sentence
A very wise quote is a spectacular waterfall! When you see it, you feel its power!
While people are struggling unhappily in the cities against the cruel authorities, a waterfall happily and cheerfully flows in the nature; there is happiness only if there is freedom!
The park is designed to go into the evening and that waterfall will do a show changing from waterfall to firefall to lava flow every night, actually, the show may happen multiple times a night.
God is discovered entirely through creation - the brilliance of a sunset, the powerful roar of a waterfall, the symphony of sounds you hear in the heart of the forest, or the vastness of space and its countless stars. God is the mastermind behind all matter - every earth shattering scientific discovery and mystery that is yet to be unraveled was dreamed and enacted by God.
If you go with the flow you'll eventually end up over the waterfall.
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Translations for waterfall
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- watervalAfrikaans
- شلالArabic
- vodopádCzech
- sgwd, rhaeadr, pistyllWelsh
- vandfaldDanish
- Kaskade, Wasserfall, KataraktGerman
- καταρράκτηςGreek
- akvofaloEsperanto
- cascada, caída de agua, catarataSpanish
- juga, koskEstonian
- آبشار, فورانPersian
- hyöky, vesiputousFinnish
- fossurFaroese
- cascade, chute d'eauFrench
- eas, linneScottish Gaelic
- מפלHebrew
- vízesésHungarian
- ջրվեժArmenian
- air terjunIndonesian
- fossIcelandic
- cascataItalian
- 滝Japanese
- ꦒꦿꦺꦴꦗꦺꦴꦒꦤ꧀Javanese
- ჩანჩქერიGeorgian
- құламаKazakh
- ទឹកធ្លាក់Khmer
- ಅಬ್ಬಿ, ಜಲಪಾತ, ಜೋಗು, ನೀರಿನ ಬೀಳು, ಧಬಧಬೆKannada
- 폭포Korean
- WaasserfallLuxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- ນ້ຳຕົກຕາດLao
- krioklysLithuanian
- ūdenskritumsLatvian
- rian-drano, rianaMalagasy
- tāheke, hīrereMāori
- водопадMacedonian
- വെള്ളച്ചാട്ടംMalayalam
- air memancur, air terjunMalay
- watervalDutch
- fossNorwegian
- hadahiilį́Navajo, Navaho
- wodospadPolish
- cascata, cachoeira, queda-d'águaPortuguese
- cascadăRomanian
- водопад, каскадRussian
- vȍdopād, slȃp, bȗkSerbo-Croatian
- vodopádSlovak
- vattenfall, forsSwedish
- நீர்வீழ்ச்சிTamil
- జలపాతముTelugu
- น้ำตกThai
- şelale, çağlayanTurkish
- водоспа́дUkrainian
- thác, thác nướcVietnamese
- impophomaZulu
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