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).

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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

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Yosemite Falls

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

From Slate ● Nov. 18, 2025

Cook’s Meadow, with its broad view of Yosemite Falls, is also nearby, but we decided to drive, largely because dense cloud cover obscured the moonlight.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 15, 2024

Go shout that from the top of Yosemite Falls.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 18, 2024

Vandals used white and blue spray paint to draw on boulders and other sites along the Yosemite Falls Trail, park officials said in a Facebook post Sunday.

From Washington Times ● Jun. 13, 2022

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

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker