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
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.
The merchant ship Lady Elliot in passing through it, found overfalls with eighteen fathoms.
From Narrative of a Survey of the Intertropical and Western Coasts of Australia Performed between the years 1818 and 1822 — Volume 2 by King, Phillip Parker
The incessant and irksome pitching and rolling which the overfalls caused, might be patiently borne, if only we could be assured that the yawl progressed.
From The Voyage Alone in the Yawl "Rob Roy" by MacGregor, John
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