Definition of waterfallnext
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 Online booking platforms have helped regular tourists to secure seats ahead of time for this short but significant connection to Siquijor, an island known for waterfalls, white-sand coves, and folklore. Maria Williams, USA Today, 11 Jan. 2026 Sure, there are conventional spa spaces, but the best sessions happen in a treehouse perched beside the thundering waterfall (the sound alone is half the therapy. Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Jan. 2026 This is a 2 ½ mile hike and features beautiful bluffs, forests and some wet weather waterfalls. Gabrielle Chenault, Nashville Tennessean, 31 Dec. 2025 Pro Tip: Feast on pub grub like burgers, nachos, and mozzarella sticks at Anvil Pub and Grille, which, as a bonus, has fantastic waterfall views. Lauren Dana Ellman, Midwest Living, 29 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for waterfall
Recent Examples of Synonyms for waterfall
cascade
Noun
  • Natanya complicates her old-school character sketch with cerebral shifts in perspective, affecting each of the voices that accompany a young woman’s drive for success and independence (demanding friends and parents, sexist expectations, her own willpower) in a lurching cascade of melodies.
    H.D. Angel, Pitchfork, 13 Jan. 2026
  • Cash flinches from this cascade of consequences.
    Gideon Leek, The Atlantic, 13 Jan. 2026

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“Waterfall.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/waterfall. Accessed 16 Jan. 2026.

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