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

What’s more, the space is designed like a forest, complete with lots of wood, greenery and a waterfall.

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“There’s such a waterfall of value that this two-part franchise creates that Universal will be banking out on this for years to come.”

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Now they could see the mountain, and the forests, and the white slash of the waterfall.

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They passed craggy rock formations and rushing waterfalls and meadows lush with flowers.

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Waves crashed over the lens room 146 feet above the sea, and water cascaded down the circular stairs “like a waterfall,” Shelton said.

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