waterfall

Definition

A flow of water over the edge of a cliff.

Etymology

From Middle English waterfal, waterfalle, from Old English wæterġefeall (“waterfall”), equivalent to water + fall. Cognate with West Frisian wetterfal (“waterfall”), Dutch waterval (“waterfall”), German Wasserfall (“waterfall”), Swedish vattenfall (“waterfall”).

Example Sentences

• "A waterfall of mist came from the open freezer."
• "A very long duration project […] had taken a whole group of people through a painful waterfall development process."
• "Hey man, can I take a waterfall from your bottle?"