English > waterfall: 1 sense > noun 1, object| Meaning | A steep descent of the water of a river. |
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| Synonym | falls |
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| Instances | American Falls | A part of Niagara Falls in western New York (north of Buffalo) |
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| Angel, Angel Falls | The highest waterfall |
| Canadian Falls, Horseshoe Falls | A part of Niagara Falls in Ontario |
| Cuquenan, Cuquenan Falls, Kukenaam, Kukenaam Falls | A famous waterfall in Venezuela |
| Iguazu, Iguazu Falls, Iguassu, Iguassu Falls, Victoria Falls | A large waterfall on the border between Argentina and Brazil |
| Niagara, Niagara Falls | waterfall in Canada is the Horseshoe Falls |
| Paulo Afonso, Paulo Afonso Falls | A major waterfall in northeastern Brazil |
| Sete Quedas, Guaira, Guaira Falls | A great waterfall on the border between Brazil and Paraguay |
| Takakkaw | A waterfall in southeastern British Columbia |
| Tugela, Tugela Falls | A major waterfall in southern Africa |
| Twin, Twin Falls | A waterfall in the Snake River in southern Idaho |
| Urubupunga, Urubupunga Falls | A waterfall in the Parana river in Brazil |
| Victoria, Victoria Falls | A waterfall in the Zambezi River on the border between Zimbabwe and Zambia |
| Yosemite, Yosemite Falls | A series of waterfalls in Yosemite National Park in California |
| Part of | river | A large natural stream of water (larger / larger than a creek) |
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| Narrower | cascade | A small waterfall or series of small waterfalls |
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| cataract | A large waterfall |
| Broader | body of water, water | The part of the earth's surface covered with water (such as a river or lake or ocean) |
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| Spanish | caída de agua, cascada, catarata |
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| Catalan | cascada |
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