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
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
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 overfalls of rock and the unfriendly thorn-trees, selfishly taking up all the room, necessitate frequent zigzags up and down the rocky, precipitous banks.
From The Land of Midian — Volume 2 by Burton, Richard Francis, Sir
I do not know as the Cataract of Lodore is an adequate exemplification, for that has some airy, fairy jets and overfalls.
From Memories of Hawthorne by Lathrop, Rose Hawthorne
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