Dictionary.com
Thesaurus.com
Showing results for Angel Falls. Search instead for Angel+Fall.

Angel Falls

American  

noun

  1. a waterfall in SE Venezuela: world's highest. 3,212 feet (979 meters) high.

Angel Falls British  

noun

  1. a waterfall in SE Venezuela, on the Caroní River; regarded as the highest in the world. Height: 979 m (3212 ft)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

His favourite place he has been on his travels so far is "without doubt" Angel Falls in Venezuela, while his favourite country would be a coin flip between Jordan and Malaysia.

From BBC • Apr. 19, 2025

James Hall’s family said he was trying to save Monica Ledesma in Angel Falls when they both died last week.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 25, 2024

La Gran Sabana, home to the world’s highest waterfall, Angel Falls, is one of them.

From Washington Post • Sep. 30, 2019

The centers on lightly printed photographs of Angel Falls in Venezuela, enhanced with hand-applied chemicals and metallic powders to maximize the frothy effects.

From New York Times • Apr. 4, 2014

I’d recommend seeing Angel Falls, the world’s highest waterfall, or the heavenly beaches at Los Roques.

From Time • Aug. 27, 2013

Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.