waterfall

[waw-ter-fawl, wot-er-]

noun

1. a steep fall or flow of water in a watercourse from a height, as over a precipice; cascade.

2. a manner of arranging women's hair, as in long, loose waves.

adjective

1. noting or relating to a philosophy of product development and production that includes sequential stages, from conception and design through testing and implementation, resulting in one finalized version of the product: waterfall management;

   waterfall development;

   waterfall management;

   a waterfall model.

waterfall

/ ˈwɔːtəˌfɔːl /

noun

1. a cascade of falling water where there is a vertical or almost vertical step in a river

Word History and Origins

Origin of waterfall¹

First recorded before 1000; Middle English; Old English wætergefeall. See water, fall

Example Sentences

The bikini-clad pose in front of a waterfall, while a snaking line of tourists await their turn on slippery rocks.

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Diners — white, Black, Latino, Asian, Muslim — cheered as divers twisted and turned off a 30-foot fake waterfall into a small pool every 20 minutes in an homage to Acapulco’s famous clavadistas.

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One priority should be upgrading the Saturn Boulevard river crossing, he said, where the culverts create a small waterfall, to eliminate the churning water that spews pollution.

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“It leads the nation in EV adoption, and that has a bit of a waterfall effect on a few other things that relate to insurance costs.”

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So, you don’t often hear people say, ‘Oh, I can’t look at that beautiful waterfall anymore. It’s just too interesting to look at. I’m too tired.’

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