falls

Examples

• All

• This area right around the falls is like a rainforest.

• So we booked a trip to Niagara Falls.

  A Man Called Otto (2022)

• The short walk to view the falls is well worth the effort.

  Academic text (1999)

• So we just viewed the falls from the dry side.

• We are going to go to Niagara Falls.

  I Used to Be Funny (2024)

• There are many beautiful birds at the falls, but you won't see very many animals.

  Academic text (1999)

• A platform has been built at the falls from which the bears may be viewed or photographed.

  Academic text (1994)

• Niagara Falls and the Great Falls of the Passaic River.

• A family of warthogs lives on the grounds of the Victoria Falls Safari Lodge and provides many photo opportunities.

  Academic text (1999)

• We visited the famous Niagara falls during our summer vacation.

Synonyms

W

waterfall

vsfalls

119 1.0

A place where water falls over a high drop in a river or stream

is used mainly for named sites and often appears in plural form

C

cascade

vsfalls

4 3.7

A small waterfall that falls in steps over rocks

is used for larger named sites and typically appears in plural form

Idioms

T

to the bottom falls out of

• Informal

1 8.2

Suddenly become much worse or fail after being stable

W

when silence falls

7.5

At the time a place becomes quiet, often in the evening

Compounds

N

Niagara Falls

9 1.0

A large, famous waterfall on the border between Canada and the United States

N

Niagara Falls

7 1.0

A city in western New York next to the famous waterfalls

A

American Falls

1 3.6

The part of Niagara Falls on the United States side in western New York

V

Victoria Falls

1 3.6

A very large, famous waterfall on the Zambezi River between Zimbabwe and Zambia

C

Canadian Falls

3.5

A large part of Niagara Falls on the Canadian side, called Horseshoe Falls

C

Cuquenan Falls

8.1

A large famous waterfall in southeast Venezuela that is one of the tallest in the world

A

Angel Falls

3.6

A waterfall in Venezuela that falls about 979 meters, the world's highest

G

Guaira Falls

7.5

A large waterfall on the border between Brazil and Paraguay that is now covered by water from a dam

H

Horseshoe Falls

4.4

The largest part of Niagara Falls on the Canadian side, shaped like a horseshoe

I

Iguazu Falls

4.1

A very large waterfall on the border between Argentina and Brazil

P

Paulo Afonso Falls

5.7

A large, famous waterfall on the São Francisco River in northeastern Brazil

T

Twin Falls

3.5

A waterfall on the Snake River in southern Idaho with two main drops

U

Urubupunga Falls

8.7

A waterfall on the Paraná River in Brazil

Y

Yosemite Falls

4.3

A tall group of waterfalls in Yosemite National Park, California, one of the tallest in North America

How Big

cataract

1 7.5

falls

203 1.1

cascade

4 3.7

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology