waterfall

American  

[waw-ter-fawl, wot-er-] / ˈwɔ tərˌfɔl, ˈwɒt ər- /

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.

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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 British  

/ ˈwɔːtəˌfɔːl /

noun

1. a cascade of falling water where there is a vertical or almost vertical step in a river

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Etymology

Origin of waterfall

First recorded before 1000; Middle English; Old English wætergefeall. See water, fall

Example Sentences

Clearer signs are needed at a popular waterfalls walking route in the Brecon Beacons after three people died there, a coroner has said.

From BBC

“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,” O’Connor said.

From Los Angeles Times

He believes Oracle is on its way to becoming the leading provider of artificial-intelligence infrastructure, with the company growing earnings at “hyper rates” and generating a “waterfall” of robust free cash flow.

From MarketWatch

Guggenheim analysts, however, led by John DiFucci, think the cloud and software company is a “decade stock” that will see growth at a “hyper rate” and cash flows that will “waterfall” over the longer term.

From Barron's

“You can start to think of this in a waterfall fashion,” he said.

From MarketWatch