overfalls
Americannoun
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Oceanography. water made rough by a strong current moving over a shoal, by an opposing current, or by winds blowing against the current.
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Obsolete. a cataract or waterfall.
Etymology
Origin of overfalls
Example Sentences
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Mr Sharp said: "We are tired but feel quite ecstatic to have finished. "It was a bit hairy towards the finish... with strong tides and big overfalls in the dark.
From BBC • Dec. 15, 2015
The overfalls are caused by two currents rushing in opposite directions, meeting with a great crash and making a tremendous wave.
From The Story of Paul Boyton Voyages on All the Great Rivers of the World by Boyton, Paul
We steered E. by S. constantly throwing the lead, in regard to the overfalls or ripplings, which were very fearful, yet had no ground at sixty fathoms.
From A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 08 by Kerr, Robert
He accounted for it by the fact that having been so frequently drawn under by the overfalls, the water had entered at the sides of the face.
From The Story of Paul Boyton Voyages on All the Great Rivers of the World by Boyton, Paul
In the channels between Surigao and the islands off the northern coasts, rapid currents are formed and overfalls render navigation dangerous for country vessels.
From The Inhabitants of the Philippines by Sawyer, Frederic H.
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