Stanley Falls

American  

plural noun

1. seven cataracts of the Zaire (Congo) River, in the NE Democratic Republic of the Congo, on the equator.

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Stanley Falls British  

plural noun

1. the former name of Boyoma Falls

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Example Sentences

Stanley falls back on clichés.

From BusinessWeek

But the book’s staggering eclecticism only makes it all the more disappointing when Stanley falls into some of the same pitfalls he cautions about, failing to grasp the appeal of large swaths of hip-hop, and, more fundamentally, structuring itself around the familiar story of rock.

From Slate

Though the water was smooth on their side, over the island, on the other, they could hear the roar of rapids, and a few miles farther down the loud roar of the seventh and last cataract of the "Stanley Falls" burst on their ears, filling the solitude with its loud thunder.

From Project Gutenberg

The most distant of them is on the island of Wané Rusari, at the foot of Stanley Falls, one thousand and sixty-eight miles from Leopoldville.

From Project Gutenberg

A railroad has been constructed over the route of Mr. Stanley's roads around the cataracts, connecting with the steamer routes, and making an unbroken line of steam transportation from Stanley Falls to the Atlantic Ocean.

From Project Gutenberg