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Yosemite Falls

American  

noun

  1. a series of falls in Yosemite National Park: upper falls, 1,436 feet (438 meters) high; middle falls, 626 feet (190 meters) high; lower falls, 320 feet (98 meters) high. Total height (including rapids), 2,526 feet (770 meters).


Yosemite Falls British  
/ jəʊˈsɛmɪtɪ /

plural noun

  1. a series of waterfalls in central California, in the Yosemite National Park, with a total drop of 770 m (2525 ft): includes the Upper Yosemite Falls, 436 m (1430 ft) high, and the Lower Yosemite Falls, 98 m (320 ft) high

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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The tattoo in question was of Yosemite Falls, in California.

From Slate ● Nov. 18, 2025

Go shout that from the top of Yosemite Falls.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 18, 2024

We climbed from the valley floor to the top of Yosemite Falls at Easter and camped in the snow, next to the roar of Yosemite Creek.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 17, 2023

Built in the 1920s, the hotel is located near some of the park’s most popular attractions, including Half Dome, Yosemite Falls and Glacier Point.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2022

Plunging 1,000 feet into the gorge, we saw Yosemite Falls.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker

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